We talked about this topic in class one day and I was going to blog about it. However I forgot so I thought that I would blog about it today. When Mr. Schick asked the question "What is the best country in the world in your opinion." Almost everyone said there homeland the USA but I said Portugal and that was just a joke that Portugal is the best but, the USA is not the best either. CBS did an article about the ten best countries to live and work and they said that Singapore is the best country to live in and I decided to read why. It has a booming business and to stay there is not cheap but, there is money to be made there at around 60,000 dollars a year ranking 6th in the world. There unemployment rate is at 2% percent, ranking 14th in the world. For the most part all of there economies are growing or at least not going down and you could say that there not the top at anything, however all of there numbers are solid if not great. The USA ranks 98th in the unemployment rate with an 8.2 rate and 14th (which isn't bad by any means) in the GDP with an average American making just under 50,000 US dollars. Singapore along with highly ranked with fellow Asian business hotspots the United Arab Emirates and Hong Kong, represent a quickly rising business in the eastern hemispheric continent. Lots of people from around the world that have the money to invest in building, creating or expanding there business in Asia could be making the best choice for the future. Could times change 10, 20 or even 50 years from now? Probably but the investments done in Asia are benefiting large businesses today and tomorrow.
Sources-
Glink, Ilyce. "10 Best Countries to Live and Work Abroad 2012." CBSNews. CBS Interactive, 8 Mar. 2012. Web. 27 Feb. 2013.
"Central Intelligence Agency." CIA. Central Intelligence Agency, n.d. Web. 27 Feb. 2013.
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I love that you did a little independent research, Ben. The USA is still a great country, for sure, but there is always room for improvement!
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