So, this is a survey, run by US News and World Report and the Wharton School of Business, of some 21,000 people around the world, who were asked to name "best country", "greatest cultural influence", "quality of life", "up and comers", etc.

We've slipped:

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A new ranking of the best countries shows America has fallen three spots to seventh place...The United States ranked lower than past years across multiple categories, including best for business, citizenship, adventure tourism, education, transparency and headquartering a corporation.

But Trump will Make America Great Again...right?

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Among the 21,000 surveyed, 75% said they lost some respect for U.S. leadership after the 2016 presidential election.

Oh. Huh.

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Nearly 90% of global survey respondents outside of the U.S. said that they paid attention to the 2016 U.S. election. Hillary Clinton would have won the global election, with nearly 60% of the global vote. Support for Donald Trump was highest in Russia (83%) and in China (54%).

That's odd. Or maybe not.

On the one hand, we're still number one on the "most powerful" countries list. On the other hand, we're not close to the top ten for "quality of life":



Well, quality of life isn't everything...erm...

Quality of life is for wusses.
We' re the strongest - that's what really counts on the playground, right?

We're number one! We're number one!

Now - if I could just get the money to pay for the student loan payment that equals my gross income, and the medical expenses that are 25% higher than my student loan payment.

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S. Pupp
Quality of life is for wusses.
We' re the strongest - that's what really counts on the playground, right?

We're number one! We're number one!

USA! USA! USA!

We don't need to be on no "A" list... this is 'Merica!

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“No persons are more frequently wrong, than those who will not admit they are wrong.” -- François de La Rochefoucauld

"Those who cannot accept the past are condemned to revise it." -- Geo. Mathias

The German word for contraceptive is “Schwangerschaftsverhütungsmittel”. By the time you finished saying that, it’s too late

Quality of life went down after watching 45s flunkies on TV.