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"Help Wanted: Jobless in America (URL) the software slump in India" (URL) India (Reuters) --The shining glass facades, swimming pools, gyms and in-house pizza joints are still there, but the mood is sombre on the campuses of India's software firms. (...) (21 years ago, 5-May-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I agree. What matters is how happy we are. There is no point in sidelining our friends & family just to "conform". Scott A (21 years ago, 5-May-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Welcome to Globalisation! It’s a pity that the market is governed by price & not ethics… (...) ... and millions go without healthcare. I understand that the Cuban system may be better than that offered to some in the USA? (...) Sure, they can (...) (21 years ago, 5-May-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I lived there a year and don't even have an accent to show for it. My yankee grandma didn't like being called ma'am, either. Go figger. :-) Amy (21 years ago, 5-May-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) <snip> (...) But you didn't make a claim that "the percentage of people in this country without a roof over their heads, electricity, and running water is much higher than in most places" in your earlier post. You claimed that "[the] standard (...) (21 years ago, 5-May-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I am generally not a big fan of throwing out unsubstanciated numbers to back up a point, but I believe the last numbers I saw showed that the top 10% of wage earners in the US started at $75,000 a year. I also saw a survey that showed that 90% (...) (21 years ago, 5-May-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Yes. Australians appear to be similar. (...) Absolutely. A good average standard of living is not necessarily an indicator that the average person has a good standard of living. I always wonder why people who would never favour dividing the (...) (21 years ago, 5-May-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I wish I could locate a cite right now, but the average american believes wrongly that they are within the top 1-5% of the wealthy in the U.S. Costello believes wrongly that the average american is doing well economically, but is probably (...) (21 years ago, 5-May-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Costello writes: <snip> (...) Who is the average person? How do you know his or her standard of living is still really good compared to other nations? Cheers Richie (21 years ago, 4-May-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Please note before I start that these are not necessarily my views, but arguments against these two things not based on morality. As for pornography and prostitution, every time a strip club, adult bookstore, or house of prostitution opens up, (...) (21 years ago, 4-May-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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