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Originally Posted by RN7
If the average per capita income of an American in 2010 is about $47,000, and the average for a Chinese is $3,700, which country do you think is doing the best? And why would I feel bad, I’m not American.
I'll get back to you on the other posts later Mo  |
Sorry didn't think the "feel bad" in that way, cultural chock issue
. For the best country, I would argue none. I think you have made some good points and I'm sure I did too. About PPP, I was sure it was controversial, but GDP is too. It's always a question of point of view.
If you go that way, you can't compare China and US at all, Western ideas are not Asian ideas (except for Japan). Still, I have spent time in Portugal from 1986 to 2002 and I can tell you that the PPP has some true meaning.
I'll stop that exchange here, however, because I think we are going in circle now. I will not convince you and you can't convince me
. Future will tell and we will probably be all dead before that. I definitely don't think China to ever challenge US, not under the current ideology.
RN, thanks for the exchange