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You keep coming back to the cost of shopping as being synonomous with quality of
life.
It's one thing to have a choice between consumerism and leisure/vacationing. It's quite another to have no choice at all because of corrupt leadershit at the top of some of these countries or simply because they are poor overall. Ultimately, the countries with low local purchase power index rankings don't have that choice to make and are doomed to material deprivation and misery. Just look at who makes the "top 10" list - ethiopia, ghana, cambodia, venezuela, syria, moldova, nepal, georgia, armenia and el salvador. Venezuala by the way also ranks dead last in qualify of life index.
Ultimately, the countries with low local purchase power index rankings don't have that choice to make and are doomed to material deprivation and misery. Just look at who makes the "top 10" list - ethiopia, ghana, cambodia, venezuela, syria, moldova, nepal, georgia, armenia and el salvador. Venezuala by the way also ranks dead last in qualify of life index.
I'm not talking third world shitholes and you know it. Now you are just throwing out bullshit. I've lived in some of the middle ranked countries that have not very good purchasing power or consumer price index. Guess what, that's not what people there look at as quality of life. The index reflects the priorities of the people who created the index which is American. Sorry you can't grasp that not every country values rampant consumerism as it's top priority even when they do have the resources to do so.
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U.S rankings iin terms of quality of life:
http://www.numbeo.com/quality-of-life/rankings_by_country.jsp
1. Overall quality of life = 2nd
1a - Purchase power = 2nd
1b - Safety = 55th
1c - Healthcare = 27th
1d - CPI = 23rd (but purchase power is technically more indicative)
1e - Property price to income = 1st. Technically we have the most affordable real estate in the world
1f - Pollution = 20th
Within the Local purchase power index where we are ranked 2nd:
http://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/rankings_by_country.jsp
2a - CPI = 28th most expensive
2b - Rent = 20th most expensive
2c - CPI+rent = 28th most expensive
2d - Groceries = 28th most expensive
2e - Restaurants = 29th most expensive
Overall, I would say that we are doing pretty well. Financially speaking we are outperforming almost every country in the world. If we can improve upon crime, pollution and get healthcare under control, we can become a true dynasty empire.
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