[ExI] Why is “cost of living” such a big problem?

[John Clark]

On Sun, Nov 8, 2026 at 9:48 AM <spike at rainier66.com> wrote:

*> The richest country in the world if you add every citizen’s net worth,
> but the poorest government on the planet:*


*People have been spouting that same old line for well over 150 years, and
we're still the richest country in the world, BUT not the healthiest, or
the longest lived, or the population that experiences the least pain.
You're still fighting yesterday's war and pretending that AI does not
exist, it's time that you moved to the 21st century, or at least into the
20th; the 19th just doesn't cut it anymore.*


*John K Clark*







> *>…** At one time **low-income people could get a little help with that
> from Medicaid…** The USA is the richest country in the world, and this is
> a fucking disgrace!!*
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