scott_harpell Posted December 8, 2004 Share Posted December 8, 2004 It also uses litteracy rates. For the large populations in teh south that do not speak English, I would think they would have a hard time passing a litteracy test. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_harpell Posted December 8, 2004 Share Posted December 8, 2004 So what is left? GDP and PPP. Who i sthe top of that again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_harpell Posted December 8, 2004 Share Posted December 8, 2004 Don't forget that Communism will place you at the top of the Gini coefficient. I am sure that North Korea is somewhere near the top of the UN quality of living charts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klenke Posted December 8, 2004 Share Posted December 8, 2004 Boys, boys--esp. Scott--you're messing up my post search list. Please consolidate your thoughts into one post. Thank you. Now carry on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaskadskyjKozak Posted December 8, 2004 Share Posted December 8, 2004 There are many problems with the UN Human Development Index anyways. Like Americans are 'too healthy' as in they eat too damn much and their life expectancy suffers. This is obviously going to be grasping if you want to equate this with education standards. Â The important thing to keep in mind is freedom and the choices regarding quality of life issues. Americans earn enough to choose to eat like pigs and have weight-related problems (and have the money and health care to subsequently treat the problems). Some choose otherwise - buying expensive gear and taking time to go climbing, for example. In contrast, recall the posting from the polish guy who could not afford climbing gear. Â Another example - Americans can and DO choose to buy cars in lieu of supporting large public-transportation infrastructures. They get congested freeways, wasted time commuting, and pollution as a result. They also are able to travel at will to any destination - like the cascade mountains to hike, bike, ski, and climb, for example. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_harpell Posted December 8, 2004 Share Posted December 8, 2004 where'd they go? Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ....where'd whooooooooooggaooooooooooooo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaskadskyjKozak Posted December 8, 2004 Share Posted December 8, 2004 where'd they go? Â Ne znayu... mozhet byt' oni poshli na tri veselye bukvy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_harpell Posted December 8, 2004 Share Posted December 8, 2004 ja ne znayu gde kurite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_harpell Posted December 8, 2004 Share Posted December 8, 2004 The Oka Crisis was an event which began on March 11, 1990, and lasted until September 26, near the town of Oka, Quebec. The town planned to build a golf course over a burial ground near the Mohawk town of Kanesatake, resulting in the Mohawks blockading a road. In an initial confrontation between the Quebec Provincial Police and the Mohawks, a police officer was killed. The ensuing standoff and crisis caused a confrontation between the police, the Canadian Forces and the Mohawk tribe.  Other Mohawks at Kahnawake in solidarity with Kanesatake blockaded the Mercier Bridge between the island of Montreal and the South Shore suburbs. They were able to do so since the southern end of the bridge passed through their territory. Enormous traffic jams and frayed tempers resulted as thecrisis dragged on for many months before being resolved peacefully.  Bienvenue a Canada Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaskadskyjKozak Posted December 8, 2004 Share Posted December 8, 2004 ja ne znayu gde kurite  Umnichali samozvani mudraki, Nastoyashchie mudaki, Propali skoro vsye oni bez znaka, Pered siloj slov Kaskadskogo Kozaka!  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cj001f Posted December 8, 2004 Share Posted December 8, 2004 Salaried, high-paid employees work longer hours - of their own accord. These people are often the most motivated to excel. Having worked at an employer that mandated 50hr weeks, bullshit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cj001f Posted December 8, 2004 Share Posted December 8, 2004 So what is left? GDP and PPP. Who i sthe top of that again? Luxemborg, the US and Norway (which is almost equal to the US) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_harpell Posted December 8, 2004 Share Posted December 8, 2004 So what is left? GDP and PPP. Who i sthe top of that again? Luxemborg, the US and Norway (which is almost equal to the US) Â Norway is #6 Canada is #9. US is #2. Luxembourg is the size of Seattle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cj001f Posted December 8, 2004 Share Posted December 8, 2004 Norway is #6 Canada is #9. US is #2. Luxembourg is the size of Seattle. Try getting recent statistics. OECD for 2003 has Luxembourg, USA and Norway as 1, 2 and 3, and Canada as #5. http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/55/60/33747039.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_harpell Posted December 8, 2004 Share Posted December 8, 2004 (edited) Luxembourg US$48,900 2002 2 United States 36,300 2002 3 Bermuda 35,200 2002 4 Cayman Islands 35,000 2002 5 San Marino 34,600 2001 6 Norway 33,000 2002 7 Switzerland 32,000 2002 8 Iceland 30,200 2002 9 Canada 29,300 2002 Â 2004... 39,991 for the US Edited December 8, 2004 by scott_harpell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cj001f Posted December 8, 2004 Share Posted December 8, 2004 proving once again the american education system sucks there Harpell Your statistics are 1-2 years out of date Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_harpell Posted December 8, 2004 Share Posted December 8, 2004 How about 2004 which has Canada at 18th? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cj001f Posted December 8, 2004 Share Posted December 8, 2004 How about 2004 which has Canada at 18th? Scott- You can't have statistics for a year that isn't complete. You don't post any sources, so I'm assuming you make up your data. Â Have funny playing with you, yourself, and the picture of Jude on the wall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_harpell Posted December 8, 2004 Share Posted December 8, 2004 How about 2004 which has Canada at 18th? Scott- You can't have statistics for a year that isn't complete. You don't post any sources, so I'm assuming you make up your data.  Have funny playing with you, yourself, and the picture of Jude on the wall  Nominal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_harpell Posted December 8, 2004 Share Posted December 8, 2004 Have funny playing with you, yourself, and the picture of Jude on the wall  jerking off is healthy. How did you know I had a picture of Jude on the wall? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_harpell Posted December 8, 2004 Share Posted December 8, 2004 (edited) 2002 with Canada @#9 Â from CIA fact book Edited December 8, 2004 by scott_harpell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaskadskyjKozak Posted December 8, 2004 Share Posted December 8, 2004 Salaried, high-paid employees work longer hours - of their own accord. These people are often the most motivated to excel. Having worked at an employer that mandated 50hr weeks, bullshit. Â I've never worked at a company that "mandated" overtime. If I had, I'd have changed jobs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_harpell Posted December 8, 2004 Share Posted December 8, 2004 Salaried, high-paid employees work longer hours - of their own accord. These people are often the most motivated to excel. Having worked at an employer that mandated 50hr weeks, bullshit. Â Mmmmm yeah. I'm gonna have to ask you to work on Saturday. Â To this, you respond "fuck you." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cj001f Posted December 8, 2004 Share Posted December 8, 2004 Salaried, high-paid employees work longer hours - of their own accord. These people are often the most motivated to excel. Having worked at an employer that mandated 50hr weeks, bullshit. Â Mmmmm yeah. I'm gonna have to ask you to work on Saturday. Â To this, you respond "fuck you." And they fired several people who did (including a manager who refused to ask it of his employees). Several people left. In the middle of a bad job market finding new employment isn't easy. Â Scott - your statistics are exchange rate based, denominated in US $. Mine are at PPP, and as such less reflect the vagaries of monetary policy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_harpell Posted December 8, 2004 Share Posted December 8, 2004 (edited) Salaried, high-paid employees work longer hours - of their own accord. These people are often the most motivated to excel. Having worked at an employer that mandated 50hr weeks, bullshit. Â Mmmmm yeah. I'm gonna have to ask you to work on Saturday. Â To this, you respond "fuck you." And they fired several people who did (including a manager who refused to ask it of his employees). Several people left. In the middle of a bad job market finding new employment isn't easy. Â Scott - your statistics are exchange rate based, denominated in US $. Mine are at PPP, and as such less reflect the vagaries of monetary policy. Â Did you read them? They are PPP as well. Â Â Â so what? shitty boss; leave. bad job market simplt means that you can't get the wage you want for the job you want. you can find a job if you want one. just because you don't like the wage/job and think you are too good for it doesn't mean its not there. Â I suggest that people in this position either shut up about it or do something about it. Edited December 8, 2004 by scott_harpell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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