The World's Top 50 Cities with the best quality of life

[Vlajos]

Originally Posted by sunnyandcloudydays

Believe it is ranked higher than NYC in the list unless I read the post wrong

It is, I was just commenting. It's a no brainer that Chicago should be ranked higher due to COL.

[emathias]

Originally Posted by Aleking

Calgary is really only like Texas in that they are oil economies.

Umm ...

Calgary is also home to one of the biggest rodeos in the world. I wouldn't have drawn the comparison to Texas myself, but there is more than just oil that can draw comparisons.

[oakparkdude]

Originally Posted by andrew61

Interesting. I'm kind of sad that no US city made it higher than No. 31 in the rankings, but it is what it is, I guess. Thanks for sharing.

Our country spends an enormous amount of money blowing up things in other countries and then rebuilding them. That's money that could be spent improving the standard of living in our cities. The rest of the world doesn't have this burden. Think of the amazing HSR and urban transit network, increased numbers of police, and better educational infrastructure we could afford with the trillion dollars we've sunk into Iraq and Afghanistan.

[Vlajos]

Originally Posted by oakparkdude

Our country spends an enormous amount of money blowing up things in other countries and then rebuilding them. That's money that could be spent improving the standard of living in our cities. The rest of the world doesn't have this burden. Think of the amazing HSR and urban transit network, increased numbers of police, and better educational infrastructure we could afford with the trillion dollars we've sunk into Iraq and Afghanistan.

Yep, and how did we pay for those wars? With tax cuts of course!