Vilham wrote:
It shows that it used its advantage after WWII having not suffered nearly as much loss as most Europe countries and other countries involved in WWII (flame all you want, ill wipe the floor with your face!), which was their choice, that advantage has now been lost due to Americans being not willing to be taxed as much as they want spent by the state on them or considering importing and exporting of goods and the deficit it creates. As you can see from that chart, China is catching you up VERY fast.
Good points, but there are times when I wonder if the world would be better off with the U.S. becoming Second World (and China and India rising to Second World status as well). Of course, it would really suck for me and Americans in general, but our consumption of resources would be reduced enough to allow billions of other people to live better.