@PoliticalStacy We know education is illegal in the US, but the *first* politicians Hitler arrested once he was in power were communists and socialists.
@NKY_Leftist The main reason is that the $ is incredibly overvalued, because of being the world currency. They have printed so many extra $ in the last decades, but could avoid hyperinflation by demand in other countries. Productivity or quality of life is indeed not higher in the US.
@StatisticUrban The main reason is that the $ is overvalued extensively, because it is the world currency. Productivity in the US is not that high per working hour, compared to other industrialised nations. It's just their ability to print endless $ without much inflation.
@fmeeus1 Die meters zeespiegelstijging waren nooit voorspeld voor de komende decennia (maar eeuwen), en sinds 1993 is de zeespiegel wel degelijk ruim 11 cm gestegen. Dat is ruim 0,3 cm per jaar, en reken dat maar eens uit voor het jaar 3000.