I don't think "the USA is the best place to be" for everyone. It's great in some ways, but in other ways it sucks.
For example, if I had a very complicated chronic health problem requiring frequent hospital visits and medical procedures and multiple medications on an ongoing basis, I think that a country with universal health care would be a better place for me to be than the USA. I wouldn't have to worry about losing everything I own, including the roof over my head, due to inability to pay my medical bills in the UK, for example.
On the other hand, as long as I'm reasonably healthy (which I am) and/or very, very wealthy (which I'm a long way from being), the US is a pretty good place to be.
What I'm trying to say is that the "best" place to be depends largely on one's personal situation and needs. The US is certainly the "best" place--or at least one of the best places--for some people--but not for others.
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For example, if I had a very complicated chronic health problem requiring frequent hospital visits and medical procedures and multiple medications on an ongoing basis, I think that a country with universal health care would be a better place for me to be than the USA. I wouldn't have to worry about losing everything I own, including the roof over my head, due to inability to pay my medical bills in the UK, for example.
On the other hand, as long as I'm reasonably healthy (which I am) and/or very, very wealthy (which I'm a long way from being), the US is a pretty good place to be.
What I'm trying to say is that the "best" place to be depends largely on one's personal situation and needs. The US is certainly the "best" place--or at least one of the best places--for some people--but not for others.