[DrWumbo]

I can see that as a possible interpretation of my statement, thank you for the context. I see that being a mod on this site isn't easy, so thank you for your work. Reading the full guidelines now I can tell I've broken some of them in the past too.

I believe in this case you may have missed one of the more nuanced guidelines when labeling my comment as flamebait: "Please respond to the strongest plausible interpretation of what someone says, not a weaker one that's easier to criticize."

My original comment has the key phrase "with the rest of" which shows the subject (US) , as a part of the set being referenced ("developed world")

[dang]

I see your point - and yes, I missed that interpretation. Sorry!