I appreciate the fact I'm British, but not out of any patriotism. I certainly don't think my country is awesome. Considering life is a lottery, all things considered I've been incredibly lucky to be born in a 'developed' wealthy nation.
It is, as is the US. Or most other developed nations, if we're going to be honest with ourselves.
> Does the U.S. not hold the most patents?
The US patent system has a very large number of patents (maybe the largest number in the world), but how many are held by US citizens and companies? Foreign entities are allowed to register US patents (and many do) in order to be able to sue US entities.
In fact, this effect is significant enough that the Australian Government's Law Reform Commission noted in a 1990 report[1] that the existence of a patent system may actually have a net negative effect to the economy because of this effect.
Ignoring the silly stuff the parent poster wrote, the facts available indicate that by millions of people's analysis the US is the best country on Earth. The US naturalizes a million immigrants every year and has done so for the last thirty years. There are more than forty million non-citizens living in the US. No other country has that number of immigrants. Plus there is no country to which more Americans emigrate than from which people immigrate to the US.
I don't have any knowledge one way or another, but is this true? I guess it seems like we can afford healthcare just fine, but allocating money to healthcare/education/etc is a different problem.
Agreed. I personally view Daylight Savings as being horrid for mental health reasons, and I have plenty of friends and family that feel the same. There is no hope for any of us to change that. So from my view point, if we can't discuss an issue as simple as Daylight Savings, then there's little hope for bigger issues.
Also, from a "peasants" view, we want to change, but getting that translated to actual change through the system seems impossible. It doesn't help there are legitimate differences on what solutions even looks like.
Good points. Military technology isn't that important, therefore the US continues to be the best country because it has the best military technology. Also, it's okay that the US didn't defend Europe from Communism because it was allied with the Communists.
Oh, I'm not taking issue with the US's behavior. I'm just taking issue with people who use it to argue that the US is the bestest country evar. If it really were, it would have been able to defeat the USSR soundly with its superior military technology.
It's perfectly fine to admit the US is a mediocre large country, absolutely worth living in, but not some singular shining glory. It's perfectly fine to admit the US is bad at both picking and waging wars. That's my position.
Also the US has never met Russia in an overt war. Not that I ever want them to either but your point is again invalid. There is a reason US pulls it's weight in diplomacy and military and currency are two big factors for this. Denying this is just you being delusional. Also US , barring the current govt., has always been very welcoming to immigrants. Every country has flaws but this country gave me and countless others an opportunity and a voice. That alone separates the US from many other countries.
Staples is doing much better than Office Depot in their space, but both companies are way more focused on their B2B delivery side of the business. They stopped caring about retail side years ago, though what Office Depot did was slimy
What is the product/service that will generate revenue?
- The "start up" is bringing that to the market
- So they're developing, or working to get that product or product pipeline to the market
- That can come in various stages, the company survives this developing stage through various funding (like that series A $)
- I'd consider, are they generating revenue? margins are looking like? P&L / forecasting future sales revenue measuring with margins and profitability
- Size really depends on what is going on, 50 people can mean several things...
So really, I'd consider it out of start up mode once there is a viable product that can be taken/sold in the market and bring in revenue.
I think once it's out there, once $ starts coming in, the company may still grow and hire more or expand and all that, but that's generally a good sign
My answer seems more vague now that I've read it, but its all about the $$$, healthy P&L, and forecasted revenue!
Taking a step back, doesn't that just reduce demand with enough "millennials" that do not have that purchasing power? Or will rich foreigners come in and buy it all up and rent it out to us poor millennials?
