Why is America So Rich?

[NY's #1 Draft Pick]

Great thread like to see everyone’s input on this


@DEAD7 ain’t put his two cEnts yet ?

 

[DEAD7]

Captalism, and the belief in American exceptionalism.

 

[50CentStan]

Because Americans invented most of the most important modern tech from electricity to assembly line cars to planes to PCs to social media. America has been technelogically advanced since ww2, and nobody has even come close

 

[NoChillJones]

How are we this far ahead of everyone economically and even military wise?

Are you really asking this question?

 

[Sterling Archer]

Slavery is the number 1 answer so yall just arguing for 2nd place.

 

[Crude Abolitionist]

facts breh.

Will read looks like a cac wrote though does he keep it 100?

 

[Tom Foolery]

I was taught industrial revolutions propelled the american economy.

 

[Axolotl]

facts breh.

 

[datnigDASTARDLY]

Aside from the obvious shyt of slaveey...industrialisation and needing to connect this large landmass, the goldrush, and oil deposits found early might've had a lot to do with it too.

I'm not sure how that compared to other countries but that pretty much cemented capitalism here

 

[Hater Eraser]

Guns , Germs and Steel ...

 

[Hersh]

as rich as u view us the country could be much more well off without corruption

 

[DPresidential]

Just check the blood on it's hands.

That's one major reason.

Another reason is because, for better or worse, many have bought into it's system of the chance that hard work, a lot of luck and patience will allow you have property and opportunity.

You and yang shyt.

 

[Illified infinitely]

Cuz big ass guns and an itchy trigger finger.

To be a super power you need to conquer. Or “Americanize” is the modern term

Tell you what though. I’d rather be the one pulling the trigger than the one getting shot

But racism and free slave labor . Hope the athletes that benefitted from that type of breeding end up in the elite

 

[BushidoBrown]

How are we this far ahead of everyone economically and even military wise?

if you read 'confessions of an economic hitman' you will get a glimpse into why america is such a wealthy nation

 

[CurrencyChase]

This is wrong. The USA hasn't had an edge in economics for a while now.

The USA became filthy rich due to WW2.

WW2 destroyed Europe and Asia and the USA was untouched. Thus the USA became the World's number one producer.

The same accumulation and mobilization if capital to gear up for the war was then used to sell shyt.

Britain and France retreated from the world stage to lick their wounds. Japan became a USA colony pretty much. China closed itself off and reorganized their society.

Only country that was left, that had any real power to challenge the USA was the USSR.

By the 1970s, Japan bested the USA's auto industry. By the 1990s, Japan was considered an economic rival to the USA.

Due to the Cold War, the USA created NATO shf rendered many militaries in Europe obsolete. Therefore many Europe countries decided to create social democracies to serve their citizebs while the USA essentially vows to protect them .

The USA isn't number 1 anything besides incarceration rates, military spending and drug consumption.

The USA reputation as an economic powerhouse that gives people a true middle class life was one period of time after WW2.

When the rest of the world reorganizing itself and the USA had no competition.

Damn. Droppin that knowledge out here.