Comments by "" (@JohnDoe-ew3xt) on "Majority of Democrats believe America isn't the greatest country: poll" video.
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@oliverbanes5121 first of all, I never said america was the "best" country, or that having the largest economy/military means you have the "best" country. (whatever that even means)
that's why I commented on the only one thing in your post that could be quantified.
so far as your question, we have the strongest economy, compared to say the uk or germany for a few reasons.
1 - we are simply a larger nation population wise.
2 - when we had immigration, for different reasons than today, some of the brightest minds of europe chose to migrate here. think Manhattan project, wwII... brilliant germans and brits were at the forefront of that effort. we attract talent.
3 - we incentivize success. sure, germany may have better "trickle down" distribution of wealth, which is why nobody takes risks, and invests in business like americans do. in america, when we become successful, we become billionaires... when germans become successful, the government distributes that wealth to other citizens who didn't earn it, disincentivizing growth and success.
just a couple of reasons off the top of my head...
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