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#126 2012-06-30 14:27:47

KalinaStar
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Re: The 500 Greatest Countries of All Time

Australia, Japan, Iceland, Ireland, Scotland.


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#127 2012-06-30 14:27:55

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Re: The 500 Greatest Countries of All Time

Downvote UK.


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#128 2012-06-30 14:43:51

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Re: The 500 Greatest Countries of All Time

KalinaStar wrote:

Australia, Japan, Iceland, Ireland, Scotland.

Not sure how to do this. Should I include Scotland separate from the UK?

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#129 2012-06-30 14:53:44

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Re: The 500 Greatest Countries of All Time

hey i thought it might be kind of important to note that there are only 196 countries in the world. or less, depending on your source.


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#130 2012-06-30 16:14:22

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Re: The 500 Greatest Countries of All Time

Upvote: UK!  tongue
Downvote: Spain... it's overrated. I went there and if I'm honest, it's kinda bland.

/IMO


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#131 2012-06-30 16:18:37

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Re: The 500 Greatest Countries of All Time

werdna123 wrote:

soupoftomato wrote:

werdna123 wrote:

Just to share my opinion, I'm down-voting the USA, not to increase another's chances but because of their healthcare.

What part of it specifically?

All of it. Mainly the fact that it isn't payed for by tax, but instead from insurances or paying for each thing that happens to you. (or not all of it)

All of it?
Most of it's pretty positive, the main thing people are disliking is that if you don't get health insurance (and you make a certain amount a year) than you pay a 1% tax.


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#132 2012-06-30 16:29:41

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Re: The 500 Greatest Countries of All Time

Why is everyone downvoting the UK?


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#133 2012-06-30 16:31:18

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Re: The 500 Greatest Countries of All Time

I vote U.S.A.

and downvote Canada.

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#134 2012-06-30 16:35:30

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Re: The 500 Greatest Countries of All Time

northmeister wrote:

Why is everyone downvoting the UK?

Cuz my mom goes there for like 3 weeks every month to train people how to do their job >.<


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#135 2012-06-30 16:36:50

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Re: The 500 Greatest Countries of All Time

I vote for USA.

America is not a country; its all of Canada, USA, Mexico, Central America, and South America.


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#136 2012-06-30 16:39:04

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Re: The 500 Greatest Countries of All Time

JudasR wrote:

hey i thought it might be kind of important to note that there are only 196 countries in the world. or less, depending on your source.

I have explained that many times so please check back to the 2nd or 3rd page.

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#137 2012-06-30 16:40:12

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Re: The 500 Greatest Countries of All Time

soupoftomato wrote:

werdna123 wrote:

soupoftomato wrote:

What part of it specifically?

All of it. Mainly the fact that it isn't payed for by tax, but instead from insurances or paying for each thing that happens to you. (or not all of it)

All of it?
Most of it's pretty positive, the main thing people are disliking is that if you don't get health insurance (and you make a certain amount a year) than you pay a 1% tax.

It's terrible, if you are poor, get some bad disease or something and need a big operation your life is pretty much ruined.

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#138 2012-06-30 16:44:09

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Re: The 500 Greatest Countries of All Time

werdna123 wrote:

KalinaStar wrote:

Australia, Japan, Iceland, Ireland, Scotland.

Not sure how to do this. Should I include Scotland separate from the UK?

Oh, you're right. I just looked it up.

Some consider it a country, some don't, but officially I think it's not.

My personal opinion is that you should though, it has a whole other culture separate than the UK area (as in London, etc.)


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#139 2012-06-30 16:51:54

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Re: The 500 Greatest Countries of All Time

For now I'll vote China and the US.


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#140 2012-06-30 16:56:49

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Re: The 500 Greatest Countries of All Time

werdna123 wrote:

soupoftomato wrote:

werdna123 wrote:


All of it. Mainly the fact that it isn't payed for by tax, but instead from insurances or paying for each thing that happens to you. (or not all of it)

All of it?
Most of it's pretty positive, the main thing people are disliking is that if you don't get health insurance (and you make a certain amount a year) than you pay a 1% tax.

It's terrible, if you are poor, get some bad disease or something and need a big operation your life is pretty much ruined.

Wait, are you talking about Obamacare or how it has always worked?


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#141 2012-06-30 17:01:43

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Re: The 500 Greatest Countries of All Time

Wait... how are all of these "The 500 Greatest _______ of All Time" Reading and Playing?

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#142 2012-06-30 17:16:20

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Re: The 500 Greatest Countries of All Time

soupoftomato wrote:

werdna123 wrote:

soupoftomato wrote:


All of it?
Most of it's pretty positive, the main thing people are disliking is that if you don't get health insurance (and you make a certain amount a year) than you pay a 1% tax.

It's terrible, if you are poor, get some bad disease or something and need a big operation your life is pretty much ruined.

Wait, are you talking about Obamacare or how it has always worked?

How it has always worked. OC is a step in the right direction I think.

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#143 2012-06-30 17:19:20

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Re: The 500 Greatest Countries of All Time

werdna123 wrote:

soupoftomato wrote:

werdna123 wrote:


It's terrible, if you are poor, get some bad disease or something and need a big operation your life is pretty much ruined.

Wait, are you talking about Obamacare or how it has always worked?

How it has always worked. OC is a step in the right direction I think.

Oh, I agree with you.

The thing is, a lot of Americans (mainly Republicans) have a different perspective of freedom. Freedom is complete freedom from the government in their eyes, so to them they think paying healthcare taxes is government interference.


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#144 2012-06-30 17:20:34

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Re: The 500 Greatest Countries of All Time

werdna123 wrote:

jukyter wrote:

+1 Cuba. Completely serious, I was born and raised by non-discriminatory, left-wing (not liberal, like Communist left-wing) people so what's happening to Cuba is disgusting.
-1 America. They block Cuba from having supplies-basically starving them out. It's kind of country wide torture.

Sorry if I'm not very up to date, but what's happening in Cuba?

What's been happening for ages, you mean. No ships or any form of transport are allowed to go from the US to Cuba, which doesn't sound too bad until you consider the fact they're blocking Cuba from having any sort of food. Furniture has to be guarded, as does food do everyone can have their fair share. The US is one of the single biggest suppliers, but it doesn't let Cuba have any because they use a different political system.


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#145 2012-06-30 17:29:12

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Re: The 500 Greatest Countries of All Time

Sorry folks - this doesn't fit the Things I'm Reading and Playing forum at all so I'll close it.  Please don't force fit topics.


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