We are in the bottom percentile of first-world nations to be sure, but the bolded line kind of minimizes the poverty and despair levels of people who actually live in most of the not first world countries IMO.
When backpacking Europe I once met a guy from Bangladesh who was quite wealthy. I asked him why he didnât live somewhere other than Bangladesh. He said research showed that how wealthy you felt was related not to the amount of money you had but to the discrepancy with your neighbours, therefore he enjoyed living in a poor country to maximise how he perceived his wealth.
I wonder what âTed Cruz to be executedâ polls at? Obviously deserved it after inciting the insurrection, but this had to be worse for his popularity.
William W. Hogan, considered the architect of the Texas energy market design, said in an interview this past week that the high prices reflected the market performing as it was designed.
The rapid losses of power â more than a third of the stateâs available electricity production was offline at one point â increased the risk that the entire system would collapse, causing prices to rise, said Mr. Hogan, a professor of global energy policy at Harvardâs Kennedy School.
âAs you get closer and closer to the bare minimum, these prices get higher and higher, which is what you want,â Mr. Hogan said.