If you could change one thing... Options

[Mistress Bags]

If you could change one the in the world, what would it be? Nothing that would affect you directly, but something, rather, that affects the entire world, something that makes a positive difference.

[*Azarel*]

^ Except, you know, we're in debt. Huge debt.

http://brillig.com/debt_clock

[*mipadi*]

^ Except, you know, we're in debt. Huge debt.

http://brillig.com/debt_clock

That's not to say we're not a wealthy nation.

[*Azarel*]

That's not to say we're not a wealthy nation.

I know. Our economy is rich, and the average standard of living here is pretty high, true, but, in reference to Jose's post, how would we share that wealth (since we're in debt)? That's why I pointed it out.

[*mipadi*]

I know. Our economy is rich, and the average standard of living here is pretty high, true, but, in reference to Jose's post, how would we share that wealth (since we're in debt)? That's why I pointed it out.

Being in debt doesn't necessarily equate to not being able to share wealth. Look at the United States' GDP: we're first in total GDP with $12.93 trillion, and third in GDP per capita, at $43,555 per capita (only Norway and Luxembourg rank above us). That's a lot of wealth right there. Collectively, as a country (including all the people in it), the US is wealthy—and has enough to spread around. The dollar itself is still strong—not as strong as it was, and it slips a bit from time to time, but still fairly strong.