• SeaJ@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    That second statement is true. The last two not so much. The HDI would probably be the best measurement and the US is much higher on that scale even with its garbage life expectancy.

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      HDI includes life expectancy (same), education (China slightly higher) and gross national income per capita

      Having a higher level of income doesn’t mean your quality of life is higher, especially since the cost of living in America is also higher

      Thus dollar for dollar, the quality of life that China delivers is far higher than what America offers

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      1 year ago

      That second statement is true. The last two not so much

      What the Marx are you talking about? Compare cities, like Chongqing, to NYC, and you can easily see how much superior Chinese cities are to US cities. For instance, public transportation, such as electric driver-less buses, taxis and high speed rail far surpasses anything the US can muster.