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This is the core problem in the United States. The second is increased housing costs in many locations leading to renting vs ownership in many cases (this is easier fought currently by moving).

The two attributes together tie most people into some degree of modern indentured servitude for the very wealthy--there just happen to be many layers in between people and the extremely wealthy trying to obscure that fact.

Yes, there is a degree of freedom of choice but employment policies converge to benefit employers across industry so the choice is between an red and yellow apple.

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As an outsider I think other core problems of the US are corporate capture of the legislative process and gerrymandering pushing candidates to extreme positions.

Extreme positions are just the reality of 2019 culture. I was reading a Twitter war about whether or not a professional Hearthstone player was paying enough attention to the game during one of his matches. It was a sea of hate-filled vitriol from both sides. Reading it, I was honestly a little sick to my stomach seeing what social media has become.

If we're going to get that upset over a children's card game, it follows that we're going to get upset over things that actually matter.

I think how systems are setup does matter though.

For example if you are running for a congressional seat which is 50% republican voters and 50% democrats I would imagine that being a moderate centrist is probably a relatively good strategy.

If the seat is 80% one side then probably you want to be much more extreme in that direction because what the other 20% thinks doesn't matter so much.

However I agree, the internet was meant to make us all open minded and tolerant and yet has had the opposite impact.

Are you talking about NYC?

That seems like a very narrow view point. We have so much freedom in the US, but many people put blinders on then insist their somehow slaves.

You can buy a house in Tennessee for less than one years rent of a studio apartment in NYC. But you don't want to live there? That makes you a slave to your own desires.

plenty of countries have more "freedom" https://freedomhouse.org/report/countries-world-freedom-2019...

And in the US you have the freedom to move to one of those countries and renounce your US citizenship.

So what is your point?

all countries have that freedom. read the comment that i am replying to to get my context.

No, not all countries have that freedom.

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