Thanks Obama - USA now No 10 ranking in the World for most prosperous

[240 is Back]

The conservatives at Forbes - they are saying economically,Obama could be the US' best president:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/adamhartung/2013/05/16/economically-could-obama-be-americas-best-president/

They might have lots of charts and "data", but I trust my gut way more than their MBAs and other detailed analysis.

[Straw Man]

poor baby Obama and his little fan club of girl scouts are all pouty.   aaawweeeee

says the whiny little bitch who promised to leave this site right around this time two years ago

lying sack of shit is so addicted and apparently has NOTHING else going on that he just couldn't leave

I guess you're so lacking in shame that even public humiliation won't stop you

[Soul Crusher]

says the whiny little bitch who promised to leave this site right around this time two years ago

lying sack of shit is so addicted and apparently has NOTHING else going on that he just couldn't leave

I guess you're so lacking in shame that even public humiliation won't stop you

You voted for o shithead 2x over - nothing is more humiliating than that

[Straw Man]

The conservatives at Forbes - they are saying economically,Obama could be the US' best president:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/adamhartung/2013/05/16/economically-could-obama-be-americas-best-president/

They might have lots of charts and "data", but I trust my gut way more than their MBAs and other detailed analysis.

I don't even bother with facts anymore on this board

you can post plenty of stuff about Obama and the deficit (the thing the Republicans suddenly cared about once he got in office) and it will just be ignored

Look at how our Republican posters have completely ignore the Tea Party induced fiscal disaster in Kansas

Facts are meaningless on this board

[Straw Man]

You voted for o shithead 2x over - nothing is more humiliating than that

except voting for McCain and Palin

and of course your self induced public humiliation on this board

[James28]

I think I missed this part. Chris said he's leaving the board if Obama won? Why? As a protest of some sort?

[James28]

Norway is world's most prosperous country


Published: 03 Nov 2014 11:01 GMT+01:00

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It's official! Norway has been ranked the world's most prosperous nation, said a study on Monday.
•Thorhild Widvey: Norway's richest MP (17 Oct 14)
•Norway boasts a record 222 billionaires (25 Sep 14)

 


Legatum Institute's 2014 Prosperity Index ranked Norway as the most prosperous country in the world, with Switzerland at number two on the list.

The rankings are based on eight variables of a country's prosperity performance:
• Economy
• Entrepreneurship
• Governance
• Education
• Personal freedom
• Health
• Security
• Social capital

Norway performed best on Social Capital and worst (7th) on Entrepreneurship and Opportunity.

The Nordic nation retained its number one spot from last year, as the top-ranking most prosperous country. New Zealand moved to third place, up two spots from 2013, while Russia slipped to Europe's worst performing country in 68th place.

The study revealed 90 percent of Norwegians believe their country is a good place for immigrants to live, while 94.9 percent said they felt they could rely on their fellow citizens in a time of need.

Less optimistic however was that nearly one-third of Norwegians (29.7 percent) thought corruption in business and government  were widespread. Compare this to the Central African Republic's results - the least prosperous country in the world - where 75 percent of the nation's population believe corruption is widespread.

The study, now in its eighth year, offers a unique insight into how prosperity is forming and changing across the world.

The Index takes into account 142 countries, representing more than 96 percent of the world’s population and 99 percent of global GDP.

Prosperity Index: Top 20

1 Norway

2 Switzerland

3 New Zealand

4 Denmark

5 Canada

6 Sweden

7 Australia

8 Finland

9 Netherlands

10 United States

11 Iceland

12 Ireland

13 United Kingdom

14 Germany

15 Austria

16 Luxembourg

17 Belgium

18 Singapore

19 Japan

20 Hong Kong

France was just outside the Top 20 in 21st place, Spain was 26th and Italy was The Local's poorest performing country in 37th place.

Agree with the findings. I live in NZ and you have to be medically brain dead not to make something of yourself in this country.

[Coach is Back!]

10 is too high. Liberals won't be happy until we're last. The benefits of socialism. Dumbest humans on the face of the planet

[240 is Back]

10 is too high. Liberals won't be happy until we're last. The benefits of socialism. Dumbest humans on the face of the planet

Incredible that liberals that dumb have won 4/6 of the last presidential elections.

Save those 2 states (FL in 2000 and OH in 2004), it'd be 6 straight races.

I dislike liberal policy, but calling them dumb then admitting you can barely beat them 33% of the time doesn't look good for repubs.  ADMIT that dems/libs are a formidable challenge.   Continually underestimating your enemy is not very sun-tzu.