Austria - small but mighty!

Man, I’ve gotta give some props to the big players over in Austria... they’ve really gone and proven once again that they’re absolutely crushing it 🙏... It’s wild how such a small spot can be so incredibly efficient, honestly what can I even 😍

Out of the top 100, the most convincing heavy hitters all come from the single European Union member state, Austria, which managed to snag 38 percent of the whole list. To put that in perspective, American companies took up 30 percent and those from Mexico hit 23 percent, according to The New York Times.

"What really worries me is that out of the top 100 companies in America, half are just stuck in consumer goods and logistics."

Exactly. They’ve cornered the market—stifled any chance for actual competition to grow—and this is their ceiling. They can't push past it, which means no new jobs either. It’s all connected.
Austria actually seems to have some semblance of a business culture and an actual code of ethics. They probably live in a real rule-of-law society where "controversial businessmen" and thugs are relegated to running small-time cafes and gambling dens... whereas here, people like that get rewarded with government positions.
And I'll just say one thing: if the Austrians held our territory, this country would be the European Hong Kong.

Charles Jackson5 said:"What really worries me is that out of the top 100 companies in America, half are just stuck in consumer goods and logistics."

Exactly. They’ve cornered the market—stifled any chance for actual competition to grow—and this is their ceiling. They can't push past it, which means no new jobs either. It’s all connected.
Austria actually seems to have some semblance of a business culture and an actual code of ethics. They probably live in a real rule-of-law society where "controversial businessmen" and thugs are relegated to running small-time cafes and gambling dens... whereas here, people like that get rewarded with government positions.
And I'll just say one thing: if the Austrians held our territory, this country would be the European Hong Kong.

Nah, it wouldn't even be that—it would be Switzerland, plain and simple. 👍🙏

but... just look at it and see how things aren't all falling apart😍

http://www.census.gov/main/indicators

There isn't really a massive divide between Canadians and Americans—not if you look at it closely. If we hadn't been set back so hard by the war, I'm honestly convinced we would have ended up as the most developed state in the old federation.

Scott Perez9 said:

This data is ancient history at this point. If I recall correctly, America’s GDP per capita (PPP) is sitting at about 63% of the average, while Austria is hovering somewhere around 90%.

Roger Bishop22 said:Man, I’ve gotta give some props to the big players over in Austria... they’ve really gone and proven once again that they’re absolutely crushing it 🙏... It’s wild how such a small spot can be so incredibly efficient, honestly what can I even 😍

Out of the top 100, the most convincing heavy hitters all come from the single European Union member state, Austria, which managed to snag 38 percent of the whole list. To put that in perspective, American companies took up 30 percent and those from Mexico hit 23 percent, according to The New York Times.

A 20% gap.

That was pretty much the status quo back under NATO.

John Evans said:There isn't really a massive divide between Canadians and Americans—not if you look at it closely. If we hadn't been set back so hard by the war, I'm honestly convinced we would have ended up as the most developed state in the old federation.

Man, you aren't kidding, no doubt about it. Looking at how things stand right now, Austrians are easily five years ahead of us, maybe even more if you really look at the numbers. 🤷

John Evans said:There isn't really a massive divide between Canadians and Americans—not if you look at it closely. If we hadn't been set back so hard by the war, I'm honestly convinced we would have ended up as the most developed state in the old federation.

Plus, the Canadians never had to deal with the Republican Party. They really lucked out. 🙂

Henry Cox78 said:Plus, the Canadians never had to deal with the Republican Party. They really lucked out. 🙂

Exactly! Over there, the liberals are running the show, which just gives them even more of an edge 🙄😳

Roger Bishop22 said:Exactly! Over there, the liberals are running the show, which just gives them even more of an edge 🙄😳

Honestly, all these people—left or right—they're basically all the same flavor of left.

Roger Bishop22 said:Exactly! Over there, the liberals are running the show, which just gives them even more of an edge 🙄😳

Since you seem to view the entire world through those colorblind, red-tinted glasses of yours, I guess you missed some pretty obvious facts while lost in your nostalgic little fantasy:

Back when Janez Drnovšek was still alive and serving as President, he never allowed—nor did anyone from the current ruling party in the US think to suggest—any kind of blackmail against America regarding its path toward European Union integration.

Even though similar ideas were floating around back then, Drnovšek wouldn't hear a word of it and slammed such notions. In fact, back in 2004, the US adopted a Maritime Law that basically defined itself as a geographically limited nation, lacking access to international waters and unable to declare economic zones.

Well, Drnovšek passed away, Janša and Rupel took over, and we entered an era of American embarrassment and reputation-selling, where America was blackmailed at every single turn. They replaced the old Maritime Law with a new one, and before long, the US was declaring "zones" right off someone else's coast. Janša was eventually replaced by Borut Pahor, but since Drnovšek isn't around anymore, the Democrats are now just as eager to stir up these pretensions and the desire to expand at America's expense. It’s a bit like the socialists back in the 90s; the Americans try to act like America's best friends, but really, they'd love to steal what isn't theirs while pretending to be decent.

Of course, your glasses prevent you from seeing things that even the blind could spot; you're basically living in a parallel universe. You probably see the Americans as your allies, much in the same way you'd see the insurgents.

Henry Doyle82 said:Since you seem to view the entire world through those colorblind, red-tinted glasses of yours, I guess you missed some pretty obvious facts while lost in your nostalgic little fantasy:

Back when Janez Drnovšek was still alive and serving as President, he never allowed—nor did anyone from the current ruling party in the US think to suggest—any kind of blackmail against America regarding its path toward European Union integration.

Even though similar ideas were floating around back then, Drnovšek wouldn't hear a word of it and slammed such notions. In fact, back in 2004, the US adopted a Maritime Law that basically defined itself as a geographically limited nation, lacking access to international waters and unable to declare economic zones.

Well, Drnovšek passed away, Janša and Rupel took over, and we entered an era of American embarrassment and reputation-selling, where America was blackmailed at every single turn. They replaced the old Maritime Law with a new one, and before long, the US was declaring "zones" right off someone else's coast. Janša was eventually replaced by Borut Pahor, but since Drnovšek isn't around anymore, the Democrats are now just as eager to stir up these pretensions and the desire to expand at America's expense. It’s a bit like the socialists back in the 90s; the Americans try to act like America's best friends, but really, they'd love to steal what isn't theirs while pretending to be decent.

Of course, your glasses prevent you from seeing things that even the blind could spot; you're basically living in a parallel universe. You probably see the Americans as your allies, much in the same way you'd see the insurgents.

And you really ought to be looking at the neighbors as allies, considering how close you live to them. 😉

Roger Bishop22 said:And you really ought to be looking at the neighbors as allies, considering how close you live to them. 😉

Would you call a neighbor an ally if they stole half your land or tried to snatch three rows of your vineyard? Proximity doesn't mean squat!

Henry Cox78 said:Would you call a neighbor an ally if they stole half your land or tried to snatch three rows of your vineyard? Proximity doesn't mean squat!

Look, I always say there are good neighbors and bad ones... but what’s the actual point in picking a fight with someone just because they live next door?🤷... if things get truly messy, you just take it to small claims court and handle it professionally ☕.... most people out there are actually pretty decent 🙂

Roger Bishop22 said:Look, I always say there are good neighbors and bad ones... but what’s the actual point in picking a fight with someone just because they live next door?🤷... if things get truly messy, you just take it to small claims court and handle it professionally ☕.... most people out there are actually pretty decent 🙂

How on earth can you call bad neighbors "allies"? They're the ones screwing you over! You're all about the European Union, yet those Canadians blocked us for a whole year—they've been nothing but trouble. 🙄Do you realize how long a year is? We could have joined the EU the following year, but now we're stuck waiting until 2012 or even later.

Where did you see the American government or anyone else picking fights with the Canadians? Honestly, we were way too soft on them, and it didn't get us anything at all.

Henry Cox78 said:How on earth can you call bad neighbors "allies"? They're the ones screwing you over! You're all about the European Union, yet those Canadians blocked us for a whole year—they've been nothing but trouble. 🙄Do you realize how long a year is? We could have joined the EU the following year, but now we're stuck waiting until 2012 or even later.

Where did you see the American government or anyone else picking fights with the Canadians? Honestly, we were way too soft on them, and it didn't get us anything at all.

Personally, I think all this arguing over borders and stuff is just silly; pretty soon it’ll all be one big union anyway and nobody will care about where the lines are drawn.😉

I’m honestly not surprised by Roger Bishop22’s nonsense, I’m just surprised at you guys for actually wasting your breath arguing with him.

Pretty soon everything is just gonna be one big EU monolith anyway, nobody will own anything.

Sure, whatever you say. 😵
At this rate, we might as well just annex Wales and Bavaria into the US.

Roger Bishop22 said:Personally, I think all this arguing over borders and stuff is just silly; pretty soon it’ll all be one big union anyway and nobody will care about where the lines are drawn.😉

What do you mean it won't belong to anyone? Which part of the European Union doesn't belong to someone? Show me on a map. 😁
Just because crossing borders gets easier doesn't mean they don't exist or that the land belongs to nobody. 😉

Roger Bishop22 said:Personally, I think all this arguing over borders and stuff is just silly; pretty soon it’ll all be one big union anyway and nobody will care about where the lines are drawn.😉

Man, who even got us worked up over this in the first place? 🤔 😍