ex cathedra: Just sayin'

Friday, September 13, 2013

Just sayin'

According to the 2012 Legatum Prosperity Index, which ranks countries as "prosperous" based on a combination of economy, entrepreneurship & opportunity, education, health, safety & security, personal freedom and social capital:

The most "prosperous" nations on earth are

Norway

Denmark

Sweden

Australia

New Zealand

Canada

Finland

Netherlands

Switzerland

Ireland

Luxembourg

United States

United Kingdom

Germany

Iceland

Austria

Belgium

The most "prosperous" Latin American countries:

Uruguay

Argentina*

Costa Rica

Chile

Whaddaya think they all have in common?

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PS. Francis The Talking Pope goes on and on about "the poor" based on his experience in his homeland of Argentina. Could be a lot worse, Your Chattyness.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...: Astounding to me that Ireland is doing better than we are. Their personal freedom rating is much higher than ours, as is their safety and security rating. That, and they despise Obama. I think I know where I'm sheltering if things get nasty here. Funny that it turns out that the country of my heritage that I've always felt the greatest affinity for sounds almost better than my own.

P.S. Nice to see that our healthcare system is still top-notch, at least until Obamacare goes into effect. If it ever does, which seems less likely with each delay and each supporter quietly (or loudly) withdrawing support.

-Sean; 7:28 PM, September 13, 2013

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