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In the US, our richest live in over-the-top mansions that are poor imitations of what Europeans have had for centuries. Many towns in Europe have churches that date from before Columbus, heck, before even the Vikings came here. Our government buildings are imitations of those buildings. Our oldest and most cherished traditions are only a couple hundred years old. Visitors from Europe aren't impressed with our historical sites, but just take them to Huntsville, Houston, or Cape Canaveral to see the space age, and they go ga-ga. The only thing we can bring to the world is NEW! IMPROVED! WOW!
I've said it before, and I still stand by this: Our poor are wealthy compared to the poor of other nations. They get housing, food, educations, and health care for free. The problem is that some are addicts or mentally ill and unable to manage their lives, regardless of the institutions put into place to help them. The resources are already there for them, but they have to ask for them.
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