Showing posts with label Standard of Living. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Standard of Living. Show all posts

Sunday, January 6, 2008

UK living standards outstrip US

"LIVING standards in Britain are set to rise above those in America for the first time since the 19th century, according to a report by the respected Oxford Economics consultancy."

Wednesday, January 2, 2008

Welcome to Third World, U.S.A.

"The United Nations publishes a Human Development Index that ranks countries in terms of life expectancy, literacy, education and standard of living. The latest published data were based on 2005 statistics. The U.S., despite its vast wealth and power, placed only in the 12th position among industrial countries."