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by cyphunk
4089 days ago
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As someone living in Germany (#12 on that list), having lived in Israel (#9) many years and US (#1)... the wealth per capita doesn't compare to quality of life I experienced at all. I'm sure pairing quality of life with wealth is a no-go for most analysts but I do not see why not. In fact Israel and the US were environments that demanded a massive amount of effort just to stay out of debt and get by day to day. So the fact that these lists and metrics do not account for actual quality of life leaves suspicion for the general analytical modal as a whole. The only competition which I can see per capita wealth lists equating to a national advantage is for general growth. There is reason to question what value growth brings to people day to day. My impression is that a society in decline demographically is forced to answer to something more than peoples purchasing power alone which might just make for a more livable society. Or put simply: a system that has to worry about more than just growth tends to be one concerning itself at least slightly more with peoples quality of living. |
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