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[quote=Anonymous]I do realize I'm privileged and so do my parents, who came here as poor immigrants from a communist country (where, btw there is also privilege, corruption and lots of racism). The US is not a perfect meritocracy but much more so than most countries in the world where it's much harder to overcome your birth circumstances. The US is a high risk high reward type of place. Poor safety nets, but higher potential to really make it big if you get lucky and work hard. See all the Europeans in medicine and tech coming here in droves to advance their careers and finances before retiring to their home countries. We also spend more on military because that's where our soft power comes from, it helps many regions stay out of conflict and benefits American allies resulting in geopolitical influence, which trickles down to helping support the American way of life. It's the price of leadership. See China starting to do the same as they start flexing on the world stage. [/quote]
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