Systemic issues that have gone largely unaddressed (by Democratic admins) or have been exacerbated (by Republican admins). And the economy has suffered as a consequence.

No matter how good the economy is doing, privatized Healthcare is going to cause issues.

In fact, several universal health care systems rely less on public health care spending than the US system does.

Coming out of the pandemic the US had one of the best looking economies.

You sure about that? A devastating health care crisis with life expectancy of an African country, poverty and violent crime rates 5-10 times higher than many industrialized nations, an employment rate more than 10 percentage points below the top countries, rampant homelessness, a staggering prison population, massive public debt, crumbling democratic institutions…

Above average, sure. The Trump admin made things significantly worse, sure. But if there ever was a time when the US had “one of the best-looking economies,” it was many decades ago.

You’re right, I don’t recall him being named as a suspect in a rape case.

Is this even the worst he is publicly known to have done? The 2020 coup attempt and aiding the GRU in attacking domestic targets (both of which are outright treason) rank higher in my view, and would be slam-dunk convictions in any country with a functioning legal system and a modicum of democracy.

The evidence for raping children is circumstantial, the evidence for disclosing classified information or financial crimes is directly in the files.

I wouldn’t be so quick to judge, Trump’s approval might temporarily drop by a whole percent!

Plenty of dictatorships were overthrown with no or only minimal violence, and the US isn’t even a full-fledged dictatorship yet.

Okay sure, definitely a good idea to change the menu, and make it so that there can be more than just 2 options.

But you still have to choose something to eat today.

“Yes, of course I will choose the pile of rusty nails dipped in horseshit over the stale sandwich for lunch. As the sandwich is not very appealing, this seems like the logical choice,” said the well-balanced, rationally thinking individual.

New Zealand certainly has the nicer mountains.

Without the war, and the civility.

“Rich and privileged” is an overstatement. It is easier and cheaper to study in a good EU university than a US one, even for US citizens. Prospective students save money, and can stay after graduating.

For those for whom a study visa isn’t an option it is indeed somewhat more difficult, but as long as you have some skill that is in demand, it’s still far less difficult than Americans would imagine.

Hot favourite for the next SCOTUS seat for sure, though perhaps Thomas would be disappointed in losing the crown of the most corrupt SCOTUS judge.

You guys could just, you know, remove him from office. Introduce a modern democratic system while you’re at it. Might have to convince some of your countrymen it’s a good idea.

A shotgun and a fuel canister. What was the plan here exactly? Shoot all of the Secret Service, and burn the evidence? Start a fire and shoot at the ones fleeing the building?

Both the standard of living in a society and the rate of innovation are strongly positively correlated with the progressivity of the tax system. Yet we should believe the author’s unsourced “research” that supposedly proves having wealthy people live in slightly smaller mansions will dampen innovation somehow. Horseshit. Both the Netherlands and Switzerland, countries that are more prosperous and more innovative than the US, have wealth taxes (albeit not very high ones) and far more progressive income tax brackets as well (albeit not at Nordic levels).

$100 today is about $40 in 1990. In those days games were made by a handful of people or even a single individual in one of two years of development. Chris Sawyer started work on the 1994 classic Transport Tycoon in 1992 and wrote the entire codebase in x86 Assembly. The price isn’t really that crazy considering the comparatively massive undertaking that is GTA6 development.

Having said that, it’s rare nowadays for any AAA game to release anywhere near its best state, so it tends to be worth it to wait even if money isn’t the concern.

You should also take into account that expenses are reduced because the need for payment infrastructure and processing disappears.

“Get caught” in what sense? Surely you don’t expect him to face any consequences?

AAA games are significantly cheaper in real terms than they were in the 90s.

30 CAD in 1993 is about 58 CAD today, and those weren’t even the most expensive games in the flyer you saw then.

Especially console titles were expensive by modern standards, the main titles like Mario games retailed for something like 150 USD in 2026 dollars.