There is a gulf between the high value Americans put on life in theory and its cheapness in practice.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
The American way of life, as I see it, is really the American way of death. Everything is determined by greed and the insatiable desire to be the richest and most powerful. And that desire is limitless.
America in particular imposes an horrendous burden on the world. We have this wonderful standard of living but it comes at enormous cost.
As an economist, I'm aware that life is full of trade offs.
The American Dream is really money.
We're living through the twilight of American economic dominance.
What we pay for with our lives never costs too much.
It is incumbent upon us to understand our greatness and believe in it so that we do not cheapen and profane ourselves.
Over-reliance on strictly economic justifications has already begun to hurt the quality and range of education at every level of American life.
Life is very important to Americans.
If you go to the U.S., you've got a huge market, cheap energy, good skills, and pensions are a sensible cost.
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