[anonyfox]

Poor? Measuring what? Yes, the US is much more liberal and stuff, but know what? We have way lower crime rates, much less citizens in prison, good healthcare and education systems for everyone, and average people don't have to work in 3 jobs in parallel to earn a living. And tell me, a german, about how rich the US is, comparing the national dept? Isn't it that China virtually owns a large chunk of the US already due to credits and bonds?

Yes, the top 1% in the US have much more money than the top 1% in EU, but that's it. Oh my god, we also have less startups with boatloads of funding that develop the next big social messenger thingy, or mobile app for optimizing "how to burn through VC". Woo!

Seriously, you lost me with "socialist policies". This is complete bullshit. You have to strike a balance between business greediness and general welfare.