USA when I was younger was reputed to be the land of milk and honey and everybody wants to be go to USA It was everybody's dream. People sold their belongings, waited for days at US embassy to get their B1 B2 visa to be TNTs later. The Philippines best and brightest struggled to be there. I did not. It offered the kind of life the conveniences and luxuries not found in the Philippines.
But all of that changed after I watched two videos: that of homelessness and urban decay. Perhaps brought about by Covid 19 and inflation. Despite too many billionaires in USA it cant enter my mind that there are poor people there. Where there is too much basketball and movies and basketball stars earn millions.
At least if it is bad in our country, at least we know to be bad from the start At least we can build it up. But decaying from prosperity, it looks like hard to accept
Now do we envy USA? Is it is still our model Let strive to have our own A Filipino model of progress and sustainability.
Homeless in the USA:
Poverty in USA
