BILL MAHER: CAPITALISM EATS EVERYTHING

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31. The US is terribly behind in terms of the many benefits that people and societies

receive in most advanced countries, in every category. I think we're now 16th in education for one example. It's appalling, and the dumbing of the population by M$M and the educational system enables it, like the venom propaganda from RW think tanks especially the libertarian ones, the worst IMO. I'm looking forward to watching Michael's new movie which I ordered through Move On with a donation that he sponsored.
Since I've travelled overseas a fair amount, beyond the two oceans that separate us from Europe and Asia, and know people outside the US I'm familiar with many of the differences. I studied in England briefly just before Thatcher, a good friend from college moved to France and another is in Germany where I've travelled some. Appreciating nature, family time and not worshipping money and shopping at Malls gets major respect from me.

In the film it's amazing when Moore asks young Danes about college debt, they don't understand at first but then answer that they don't have student debt there. In Sweden the govt. prepares your tax statement and all you do is sign off on it unless there's a dispute. An accounting of every category that the nation's revenue goes into is sent to citizens annually according to what I've read. How remarkable, but not happening here.