Almost every other country in the world has, including 3rd world countries.   Why not in the USA?
201818
because US is big enough not to follow people's system, even the SI that is widely used by the rest of the world
528704
If you mean inches and feet and such instead of metric??? I think we got that from mother England.  Most of the world is now metric but I am sure the USA is not alone.  There must be other stubborn backward countries left out there.
312595
why do you find it so surprising?  the US has over 30 million poor people....isnt it amazing?  the richest country in the world....
194691
no.  that one answer was ridiculous.  America isnt *just* restricting people from financially poor countries.  People from China and Japan have just as much trouble.
538991
I think a lot of westerners dont think about 2nd and 3rd world countries. I think westerners have a lot of other things that press them and dont allow for the prioritization of other countries, or even states within their own country.  I think that's why you have only small handfuls of organizations that are dedicated to the cause, and many other causes. Money makes the world go 'round, so when it comes to donating, no matter where in the world, if you cant see directly where the money goes, you tend to keep it, That seems to be the norm. Hopefully that makes sense. Oh, and I am very in touch with people-their lives and cultures and tribulations. This is something that has been a factor in my family's life since before I was born and even more so today. \nI cannot say which country I would go to, because if I could travel, I'd visit them all.
442669
America is an amazing country and the rest of the world hates us for it. We have more guns than people, every race, religion and language spoken in the world right here in one spot and we don't have the problems these other countries have (think about that). We have the capability to completely destroy each other and we don't. Somehow Americans get along much better with each other then the rest of the world. Sure we have racism and disagreements but no civil war/massive riots(France). Why? Other countries speak the same language and have the same religion yet they are blowing up markets, burning each other and cutting of heads (notice no guns are used in those crimes). I'm not sure why we are different but we are and I wish the rest of the world would give us some credit for how we (the citizens-not our government) conduct ourselves.
167789
There is too much corruption down there. So they need someone else to blame and why not blame the US.
35394
The power had to shift eventually!The U.S.has been running things for about 2 hundred years.Those other nations are acient,1000's of years old .So they don't like being pushed by an infant nation!But we can compete if we start putting more money into education,in small businesses,and start producing products that will out compete their competitors in the global market.
599759
Hey, it may be a good thing if there is another country out there that would support us once the USA is a third world nation due to the massive amount of people allowed or not allowed to migrate. After all we've supported everyone else for a very long time while our own citizens suffer from hunger and neglect so I suppose turn around would be fair. I'd like to sit on my a_s and have the 'good' working people of some far off land give me shelter, food and free medical care.
134302
its not needed all over the world.\njust in those areas where crime is there.
670201
Isn't that funny, i was asking myself the same thing. I assume that most have never travelled abroad and experienced the world beyond their own back yard. Call it ignorance. But I do agree that there are people out there who don't know that there is a whole world of opinions and ideals that are waiting to be explored. By the way, explore some of the questions in politics and you will discover that there are a considerable amount of people who are questioning their present government in the US.
293679
That's a single data point.  I wouldn't assume that other country's systems are better without more information.  I think we just get firehosed with info when it happens in the US vs elsewhere.
66695
YES OFCOURSE!!!! not just America. the whole world
661626
We can do it already only it's illegal in most of the world......It's a whole weird area.
660244
What's more interesting would be to think about what it is like in the rest of the world. We are spoiled in the U.S.
90013
You're question is very interesting.  As you know we are in a globalized world.  This is not the first wave of globalization--it's the third.  The other waves happened centuries ago.  Anyway, because something is sold to someone living outside the borders of the US, doesn't necessarily mean that you will lose your freedoms.  They still have to operate under American law & standards here in the US.
122019
No, it will never be 3rd world. It might slip to 2nd, but I even doubt that because of the high standard of living.