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by throwaway6734 1855 days ago
Global poverty has plummeted over the last 70 years
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The United States is happy to accept all credit for any correlation, no proof of causation necessary.
Since the US has been at the forefront of technological development, global stability, and investing in many of the biggest economic players today (south Korea, Japan, and Germany) it deserves significant credit for the current state of the world.
> it deserves significant credit for the current state of the world.

Ok good, so both the good things and the bad things they did, yes credit where credit is due.