>>>You still persist in thinking that my concern here is about myself rather than about the broader society. I think that says more about you than about me.
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>>You might be right and I might be wrong.
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>>Do you think if the median income of the country jumped an extra $35K the world would be any better off?
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>>I know the average American would probably extend themselves out that much further in debt.
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>>I suspect the world at large would only suffer from it.
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>>People wouldn't magically stop funding the exploitation of human beings over seas. They'd probably do more of it.
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>I think the US would be more stable, which would be good for the rest of the world.

I wouldn't bet on it.