Name Why Canada'S Better...
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» moondancer replied on Tue Sep 27, 2005 @ 6:05am |
 Coolness: 92955 | According to the UN Human Development Index (HDI) which is based on:
The Human Development Index (HDI) represents the average of the following three indices: Life Expectancy Index = Education Index = Adult Literacy Index (ALI) = Gross Enrolment Index (GEI) = GDP Index = LE: Life expectancy ALR: Adult literacy rate CGER: Combined gross enrolment ratio GDPpc: GDP per capita at PPP in USD Canada ranks number 5 in the world while the U.S trails at 10th place. Top thirty countries Norway (=) Iceland (¡ü 5) Australia (=) Luxembourg (¡ü 11) Canada (¡ý 1) Sweden (¡ý 4) Switzerland (¡ü 4) Republic of Ireland (¡ü 2) Belgium (¡ý 3) United States (¡ý 2) Japan (¡ý 2) Netherlands (¡ý 7) Finland (=) Denmark (¡ü 3) United Kingdom (¡ý 3) France (=) Austria (¡ý 3) Italy (¡ü 3) New Zealand (¡ý 1) Germany (¡ý 1) Spain (¡ý 1) Hong Kong SAR (PRC) (¡ü 1) Israel (¡ý 1) Greece (=) Singapore (=) Slovenia (¡ü 1) Portugal (¡ý 1) South Korea (=) Cyprus (¡ü 1) Barbados (¡ý 1) [edit] Bottom ten countries Mozambique (¡ü 3) Burundi (¡ü 4) Ethiopia (=) Central African Republic (¡ý 2) Guinea-Bissau (=) Chad (¡ý 6) Mali (=) Burkina Faso (=) Sierra Leone (¡ü 1) Niger (¡ý 1) However, our position in fifth is actually a dirty shame when we look at our track record. In past years Canada has been often and consistently ranked first in the world for our quality of life: The number one ranked country in each year of the index. 2004 ¨C Norway 2003 ¨C Norway 2002 ¨C Norway 2001 ¨C Norway 2000 ¨C Canada 1999 ¨C Canada 1998 ¨C Canada 1997 ¨C Canada 1996 ¨C Canada 1995 ¨C Norway 1994 ¨C Canada 1993 ¨C Japan 1992 ¨C Canada 1991 ¨C Japan 1990 ¨C Canada 1985 ¨C Canada 1980 ¨C Switzerland We also have the ninth best life expectancy, which is quite impressive considering all the crap we eat: HIGHEST LIFE EXPECTANCY2 (in years): 2005 1. Andorra 83.5 2. San Marino 81.6 Singapore 81.6 4. Japan 81.2 5. Australia 80.4 Sweden 80.4 Switzerland 80.4 8. Iceland 80.2 9. Canada 80.1 10. Italy with all that said and done, I think we have somehting to be proud of eh? |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» moondancer replied on Tue Sep 27, 2005 @ 6:09am |
| Coolness: 92955 | well copy/pasting fucked up the clarity fo the charts a little so eheres the link for easier reading:
[ en.wikipedia.org ] |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» neoform replied on Tue Sep 27, 2005 @ 7:07am |
 Coolness: 340355 | [ en.wikipedia.org ]
United States $39,496 Canada $32,921 Hmmm, i don't know about you, but seems to be 3rd place is better than 9th place. |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» PaT_ replied on Tue Sep 27, 2005 @ 7:07am |
 Coolness: 116985 | our unemplyment rate is at like 6.8% [ ]
american unemplyoment is at 4.9% [ www.dol.gov ] i unno, that doesn't seem right but thats what i found. their minimum wage is $5.15 ours is 7.dollars something? 7.50? |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» PaT_ replied on Tue Sep 27, 2005 @ 7:08am |
| Coolness: 116985 | well in quebec, their minimum wage is represented as a federal minimum wage. |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» neoform replied on Tue Sep 27, 2005 @ 8:31am |
| Coolness: 340355 | Originally posted by PAT...
our unemplyment rate is at like 6.8% [ ] american unemplyoment is at 4.9% [ www.dol.gov ] i unno, that doesn't seem right but thats what i found. their minimum wage is $5.15 ours is 7.dollars something? 7.50? yup, that sounds about right. The US unemployement rate was lower prior to bush though. |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» soyfunk replied on Tue Sep 27, 2005 @ 9:24am |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» moondancer replied on Tue Sep 27, 2005 @ 10:33am |
| Coolness: 92955 | Originally posted by MOONDANCER...
oh i think we dont anymore anyways that wasn't what my last post was about. The UN standard of life crap is based on several factors as stated above. |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» v.2-1 replied on Tue Sep 27, 2005 @ 10:37am |
 Coolness: 159810 | Well for one thing, the electronica scene is more developed here than the States. Look at all the electronic music festivals were have just in Montreal. Mutek for instance.
One thing I like beter here is the less extreme patriotism we exhibit as a country. Yeah ok, its our country, it's fun to be here, but you don't see us wearing a fucking canadian flag on ALL OUT CLOTHES, plastered over the walls of my house and on my goddam car, with GOD BLESS CANADA in big bold red letters. Fucking crap, bottom line is its just a peace of land you live on, not Paradise. They make it look like Utah and Wisconsin is a helluva better place to live at then the Caribbean islands will ever be. Retards. |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» moondancer replied on Tue Sep 27, 2005 @ 10:38am |
| Coolness: 92955 | Originally posted by DJNEOFORM...
[ en.wikipedia.org ] United States $39,496 Canada $32,921 Hmmm, i don't know about you, but seems to be 3rd place is better than 9th place. 8th ;) your link is out-dated |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» neoform replied on Tue Sep 27, 2005 @ 10:40am |
| Coolness: 340355 | uhh, no.. 9th. look again. |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» neoform replied on Tue Sep 27, 2005 @ 10:41am |
| Coolness: 340355 | Originally posted by ::PIXELIZED::...
Well for one thing, the electronica scene is more developed here than the States. Look at all the electronic music festivals were have just in Montreal. Mutek for instance. One thing I like beter here is the less extreme patriotism we exhibit as a country. Yeah ok, its our country, it's fun to be here, but you don't see us wearing a fucking canadian flag on ALL OUT CLOTHES, plastered over the walls of my house and on my goddam car, with GOD BLESS CANADA in big bold red letters. Fucking crap, bottom line is its just a peace of land you live on, not Paradise. They make it look like Utah and Wisconsin is a helluva better place to live at then the Caribbean islands will ever be. Retards. yeah, well, why would seperatists pride themselves on canada? |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» moondancer replied on Tue Sep 27, 2005 @ 10:42am |
| Coolness: 92955 | Originally posted by DJNEOFORM...
uhh, no.. 9th. look again. no you look again thats for 2004 |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» PonChalice replied on Tue Sep 27, 2005 @ 10:42am |
 Coolness: 76945 | i dont get it |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» neoform replied on Tue Sep 27, 2005 @ 10:43am |
| Coolness: 340355 | ....... do you have a list for 2005 .. ? |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» moondancer replied on Tue Sep 27, 2005 @ 10:48am |
| Coolness: 92955 | [ en.wikipedia.org ]
right here, look at the properties ont he side, it gives you the GDP's for 2005 but links to the 2004 list |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» moondancer replied on Tue Sep 27, 2005 @ 10:50am |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» neoform replied on Tue Sep 27, 2005 @ 10:52am |
| Coolness: 340355 | uhh, sorry to tell you this, but you can't know a countries GDP for 2005 untill 2005 is over..
so canada is 9th. not 8th. |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» moondancer replied on Tue Sep 27, 2005 @ 10:57am |
| Coolness: 92955 | whatever, thats a pretty precise looking estimate then. Anyways screw the GDP thing. Quality of life, mmmkay? |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Lutin_Sexuel replied on Tue Sep 27, 2005 @ 11:01am |
| Coolness: 34960 | back bacon kills it |
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