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Is US a poor country or a rich country?

scheng1 @scheng1 (24649) • Singapore 17 Apr 16

Sometimes I wonder at the definition of a rich or poor country. The official definition uses per-capital income and GDP to define the rich and poor countries. The total US national debt is at $19 trillion. The US government...

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You're from a third world country!

champoy186 @champoy186 (1638) • Philippines 23 Feb 12

I get offended if somebody tells me that I came from a third world country. My country may not as rich as the first world countries but it doesn't mean all people are poor and starving. It sounds like racism to me. What can you...

third world country

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Filipinos are Ordinarily Underestimated?

jaymar0202 @jaymar0202 (21) • Philippines 6 Nov 11

I can't really avoid to over react everytime I read about some comments, blogs, and anything else saying bad about us Filipinos. Some Americans or someone in western keeps on tagging us as apes, monkeys, poor, ugly, and worse,...

ffilipinos are underestimated

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is there hope for our country?

aprilten @aprilten (1966) • Philippines 13 Jul 08

i am a filipino and, nowadays, i'm always asking this question to myself. corruption in our country is getting worse and worse everyday. and it appears that the one who should prevent it is the one actually corrupting these...

philippine politics

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Why do poor country cannot produce more money to get rich?

agihcam @agihcam (1914) • Philippines 25 Jun 08

This is a simple question that most people cannot answer instantly. Can you give your ideas WHY it could not be possible?

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How many people are on the net today?

markgadiano @markgadiano (895) • Philippines 15 Jul 07

I am posting this question for some reason who of you here can give me a rough estimate on how many people are here on the net today. Because I feel If all of you people who are online will just share $0.001 to me, surely, I think...

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Did you think a day to sponsor a child with World Vision?

dania13 @dania13 (96) • Canada 31 May 07

What do you think about that TV show asking to sponsor a child in a poor country for $30.00 by month? Do you trust Worl Vision? Can really your money help a child the way they describe?

sponsor a child

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Have you ever travelled to a poor country?

maximax8 @maximax8 (31042) • United Kingdom 21 Apr 07

I am wondering about whether tourism helps poor countries. The Maldives are a group of islands that look like paradise. It costs more than $70 a night to stay on one of them. Many tourists spend between $100 and 200 a night. There...

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