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favor914:
I blamed Nigerians for your own laziness?

Yes and you have the most hard working leader. Anyway, it's hard to change history. Tinubu will forever be remembered as Nigeria's worst mistake. Neither you or him can change that. When people tell their children of his presidency, they will take about hardship, sickness insecurity and pain.

favor914:
Mention your state & local government for an analytic assessment of your situation.

To be a Tinubu supporter, you need to be quite dumb. First you blame Nigerians now you blame your state and lga. The only person above blame is the main culprit. Continue.

favor914:
It is your state & local governments fault that u are still in poverty, they have refused to create an enabling environment for wealth creation.

Abi u want me to blame u for the banditry happening in Zamfara State?

So you have one great president and 36 bad governors. You boys. Hmm

favor914:
They don’t have the mental capacity to elevate themselves out of poverty.

So to you, it's not the government's fault. It's that Nigerians have very low IQ. Is there anything you Tinubu gang wouldn't say to defend the worst president in our history?

FOLYKAZE:
Foods are now very cheap compare to what it was somewhere around this time last year. Yes I am talking about our common staples like cassava flour, garri, rice and beans. So the so called poor can still afford nutritious meals without breaking banks. Aside from worrying about continental dishes, common staples especially home made food are cheap

How much is a bag of rice in your area and what is the minimum wage in your area let's check if the so called poor can still afford nutritious meals.

helinues:
Ironically, you people at the opposition shouting hardship, hunger never experienced it meaning the same government policies you have been undermining are working for you just deliberately being mischievous. Unfortunately

Ok, so your argument is that Tinubu is reducing hunger. No length is too far for you praise singers.

When people from all nations left their countries and came to the US, they all dreamt of a better life. They dreamt of more wealth, more freedom, and more happiness.

Of these 3, wealth is the easiest to measure, so today, we will be looking at different Ethnic descendants in the U.S and comparing them to their counterparts in their ancestral homelands.

This will show us if coming to the US increased their wealth or if it would have been better for them to remain in their ancestral nations.

1. 🇸🇪 Swedish Americans vs. Swedes

Group Median Household Income (USD)

Swedish Americans ≈ $95,000–$100,000 U.S. Census ancestry data shows Scandinavian Americans have some of the highest median incomes.

People in Sweden ≈ $45,000 (PPP-adjusted). Sweden’s median disposable household income is about half that of Swedish Americans, though healthcare and education are state-provided.

👉 Result: Swedish Americans earn roughly 2× more than Swedes in Sweden, even after adjusting for cost of living.

2. 🇳🇴 Norwegian Americans vs. Norwegians

Group Median Household Income (USD)

Norwegian Americans ≈ $100,000–$105,000 Among the wealthiest ethnic groups in the U.S.

People in Norway ≈ $55,000 (PPP-adjusted). Norway’s high living costs offset its strong wages.

👉 Result: Norwegian Americans earn about 80–90% more in nominal terms.

3. 🇩🇪 German Americans vs. Germans

Group Median Household Income (USD)

German Americans ≈ $90,000–$95,000. One of the largest and most prosperous U.S. ethnic groups.

People in Germany ≈ $50,000 (PPP-adjusted). Germany has high taxes and strong social benefits.

👉 Result: German Americans earn about 70–90% more in household income terms.

4. 🇯🇵 Japanese Americans vs. Japanese in Japan

Group Median Household Income (USD)

Japanese Americans ≈ $100,000–$110,000 Among the highest-earning groups in the U.S.

People in Japan ≈ $40,000 (PPP-adjusted). Japan’s wages have been stagnant for decades.

👉 Result: Japanese Americans earn roughly 2.5× more than Japanese citizens, even when adjusted for purchasing power.

🌍 Black Americans vs. Africans

Group Median or Average Income (USD)

5. Black Americans ≈ have $52,000 median household income (2023, U.S. Census) Significant variation within the U.S., but far above global averages.

People in Sub-Saharan Africa ≈ $3,000–$5,000 (PPP-adjusted per capita) Varies widely (e.g., Nigeria ≈ $2,400; South Africa ≈ $6,700; Kenya ≈ $2,000).

👉 Result: Black Americans earn 10–20× more on average than Africans, even after adjusting for purchasing power and living costs.

6. ✡️ Jewish Americans vs. Jews Worldwide

Group Median Household Income (USD)

Jewish Americans ≈ $135,000–$150,000 Pew Research (2021) shows Jewish households as the wealthiest religious group in the U.S.

Jews in Israel ≈ $52,000 (PPP-adjusted). High-tech economy but smaller overall GDP; wide inequality among ethnic groups.

👉 Result: Jewish Americans earn roughly 3× more than Jews in Israel or elsewhere, though Israel’s cost of living narrows that gap somewhat.

7. 🕋 Arab Americans vs. Arabs in Arab Countries

Group Median Household Income (USD)

Arab Americans ≈ $70,000–$80,000 Above the U.S. median, especially among Lebanese, Syrian, and Egyptian Americans.

People in the Arab World ≈ $10,000–$25,000 (PPP-adjusted). Very wide range — Qatar ≈ $90,000; Egypt ≈ $15,000; Yemen < $5,000.

👉 Result: On average, Arab Americans earn 3–8× more than people in Arab countries.

8. 🇮🇳 Indian Americans vs. Indians in India

Group Median Household Income (USD)

Indian Americans ≈ $120,000–$135,000 The highest-earning ethnic group in the U.S. according to the Census and Pew.

People in India ≈ $8,000 (PPP-adjusted per capita). Rapidly growing economy, but still developing.

👉 Result: Indian Americans earn over 15× more than Indians in India (PPP-adjusted).

9.🏴 English Americans vs. People in England (UK)

Group Median Household Income (USD)

English Americans ≈ $90,000–$95,000 Similar to other Northern European descendants in the U.S.

People in England ≈ $45,000 (PPP-adjusted). This reflects the UK’s slower wage growth and higher taxes.

👉 Result: English Americans earn roughly 2× more than the average English household.

10. 🇲🇽🇨🇴🇧🇷 Latin Americans (U.S.) vs. People in Latin America

Group Median Household Income (USD)

Latino / Hispanic Americans ≈ $62,000 (2023 Census) Strong upward mobility but below the U.S. average.

People in Latin America ≈ $10,000–$20,000 (PPP-adjusted) Varies widely — Chile ≈ $25,000; Mexico ≈ $22,000; Bolivia ≈ $8,000.

👉 Result: Latin Americans in the U.S. earn 3–6× more than those in Latin America.

⚖️ Overall Insights
Group U.S. Median Income Home-Country Median (PPP) U.S./Home Ratio

Swedish Americans $95k $45k ~2.1×

Norwegian Americans $100k $55k ~1.8×

German Americans $92k $50k ~1.8×

Japanese Americans $105k $40k ~2.6×

Black Americans $52k $3k–$5k ~15×

Jewish Americans $140k $52k ~2.7×

Arab Americans $75k $10k–$25k ~4×

Indian Americans $125k $8k ~15×

English Americans $92k $45k ~2×

Latin Americans $62k $10k–$20k ~4×

🧭 Conclusion

Ethnic descendants in the U.S. generally earn far more than their counterparts in their ancestral homelands.

This difference reflects the U.S. economic scale, productivity, and capital intensity, rather than individual ability.

Ethnic and cultural groups in the U.S. nearly always have higher incomes than their ancestral counterparts abroad, often by large margins.
This reflects:

The U.S. economy’s higher productivity and wages

Selective immigration (those who migrate often have higher education and ambition)

Economic opportunity and meritocracy, though not without inequality.

So, is going to the US worth it, or would you rather remain in your country?

LordBiden:
Joe would have handled this better like an adult,everything shouldn't be gragra.

Both sides have alot to lose.

You are right just like the way he handled Gaza, Ukraine and Afghanistan.

Double0h7:
I’m not a doctor, I don’t know CPR, and I don’t have any money to give so please DND me! 🙏

What if a neighbor's house is on fire? You could help the neighbors put out the fire.

Sirleo05:
Na una and Israel destroy gaza, so it's appreciate for una ( usa and Israel ) to rebuild the city. When una dey bomb, una no know say the destruction go be this devastating . Abi who una want make them come spend their money for war way for long una no gree hear word? Is your cross, so carry it alone

If they don't, what would you do? Gaza, in the first place, was built with aid money from the US, mostly. Please make your findings to know how much aid Gaza was getting before the war.

LordBiden:
Thank you,Mr Barak.

It's good to hear your opinion on this critical issue.

Millions of sane Americans misses you and your beloved family.

Your man was in power for 8 years; none of his policies brought the Palestinians and Israelis any closer to peace. It is better to listen to those who are solving the issue.

Razzness:
Hamas is actually the ones that achieved what they set out for (I don't support their atrocities though). They brought the attention of the world to the suffering the Palestinians because before Oct 7 many people didn't care like they do today. Isreal suffered irreparable damage to their reputation for their cruelty. Over 90% of countries now recognize Palestinian statehood. And technically Hamas never lost the war because at the end of the day the war ended with a deal for both sides.

Funny. Hamas is losing Gaza, and the city will never be hostile to Israel again. So no problem, let's agree you guys won to make you happy.
For the countries that recognize Palestine, what does that even change?
Nigeria recognizes Palestine. How does that help the Palestinians?
Meanwhile, Turkey, a key supporter of Hamas, is restoring air flights to Israel. Only good things will come out of this for Israel.

APCNig:
But you pray to the God of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, David and others who had multiple wives and none went to harass the other

I pray to the God they prayed to not to them or their wives. What's your point exactly? Are you saying that because you pray to the same God as Abraham, you will force your wife to apologize to your side chick?

madridguy:
The man is the head of the family. During our fore fathers era, even their wives will fetch water for their husband's mistress to bath after the match.

They cooked for her and entertain her. They treat them as guest because men are allowed to take as many wives they want.

Your fore father's were not always right. If your fore father's made their wives apologize to their girlfriends, you shouldn't be following that example.

Biodun556:
To those people shouting October 7, there over 10,000 Palestinian hostages held by Israel

Do you even know the meaning of hostage? If you don't know, ask someone before embarrassing yourself.
Anyway you see that the value of 1 Israeli liife is worth 10 Hamas lives.
Hamas has lost everything they claimed to be fighting for.

ednut1:
Yet there are homeless people in America, people in rural areas suffering etc

See a Nigerian crying for the homeless in America.

Elusive001:
They are haters of the truth.

They always run away when confronted with it

I tell you

nairalanda1:
According to his Wikipedia page...



And if you want to deny he is Gazan, then we may as well deny that Peter Odemigwe, the former super eagles international, who was born in Uzbekistan to at least one Nigerian parent, is a Nigerian...but rather an Uzbek citizen

What's the difference between Gaza and the West Bank? Which is he from? Or is he from Jordan?
Know your facts before coming online to spew

Sabadon:
let humans quit this geographical profiling of an individual.... how about "I am an inhabitant of planet earth"

na all these things dey cause sentiments, racism and tribalism.

You mean we should disregard our geography, heritage and those things that makes us unique?
I completely disagree. I represent me Family, my community, my tribe, my country, my race before I represent the earth.
We all have our anchor locked in somewhere. We are not just adrift, representing nothing.

FreeStuffsNG:
Gaza produced a Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, right in the middle of a US-funded Islreali genocide being committed in Gaza.

Those who have written of Gaza and parroting that nothing good can ever come out of Gaza, hide your face in shame. This is Gaza.
Palestine will be free. Prisoners in Isreal and Gaza will be free too. ICC must not relent in prosecuting everyone and institutions that are complicit in the Gaza genocide.


Their works
The three winners will share prize money of 11 million Swedish kronor (£872,000).

The scientists' work is about how molecules can be built together into structures - or metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). The Nobel committee called it "molecular architecture".

The men worked out how to build constructions with large spaces between the molecules, through which gases and other chemicals can flow.

These "rooms" can be used to capture and store chemicals that humans want to get rid of, including carbon dioxide in the atmosphere or so-called forever chemicals, also known as PFAS.

The scientists began working independently on the structures in the 1970s and 1980s. Prof Robson asked his university to drill holes into the lab worktops so that wooden balls - representing atoms - could be attached to wooden rods, representing chemical bonds.

So far MOFs have only been used on a small-scale, but companies are looking into whether they can be mass-produced.

One potential application is to break down harmful gases, including those used in nuclear weapons.

Companies are also testing whether they can be used to capture the planet-warming gas carbon dioxide from power stations and factories.

"Together, [the winners] have helped lay the foundations of and set the direction for one of the fastest-growing areas of fundamental research in modern chemistry," said Professor Sheila Rowan, vice-president of the Royal Society, Britain's national scientific academy.

There is no need to make yourself dumber just because of your love for Hamas.
Omar M. Yaghi is not from Gaza. He's parents are not from Gaza either.
If his family hasn't moved to the US, they will more likely be in the West Bank not Gaza.
And you are welcome.
One more thing, if you sum up all Arabs that have won a Nobel prize, it still doesn't come close to the Jews.

dmangodwin:
What you mean by Hamas crew? Seeing every contrary view as Hamas crew is wrong.

You are right, not every contrary view represent Hamas. But you will be naive if you don't know that there is an active crew that represents Hamas view point here on Nairaland.
This forum is filled with haters of Israel.

Niccoloimhotep:
so for your small mind IGR is all about taxing?
Na only tax dey generate IGR
Smh 🤦🏿


and you talk say you get sense ooo
So if government go into massive farming just like Niger state government went into massive farming and made money from sales of farm produce, so na tax abi?
If government partners with an independent organization to collect and dispose waste from homes, shops, and companies and the people they packed their waste pays them, na tax abi?
If government just like Enugu state government decides to channel pipe borne water to homes and charge homes and companies for water used on monthly basis and make money off it na tax abi?
Or just as Enugu state government is currently doing, government decides to deploy CNG buses to pick and drop off people for a price, na tax e be abi?
The list is endless and you don’t even need to tax anybody to do all of that but majority of una no get sense, na why una dey vote Emilokan.
Anybody in this century that attributes IGR to taxation alone is a slowpoke to say the least honestly

Oga, the biggest source of IGR is taxation not farming. Stop deceiving yourself.

You notice the Hamas crew is avoiding this topic. They read and pass

Kosiso12:
Source : https://blueprint.ng/four-reasons-john-ezeobi-is-role-model-for-young-igbo-entrepreneurs/

Online praise singers. I always wondered if this way a paid job.

helinues:
The enemies of the world are showing their face. Food shortage is a weapon they have been using deliberately

Oga, how does this vote make sense?
Nigeria has the largest starving population in the world I am sure you are blaming Israel for that.
If food becomes a human right then anyone can walk into a store or restaurant and steal food claiming he was starving and he has a right to food.
Oga only your food is your human right. You have no rights over another person's food.

CoronaVirusPro:
Because it is a fake state!

The whole land mass is Palestine and Caucasians stole the Jewish identity and falsified a language to claim ownership.

It’s well detailed in the books of history how Palestinians welcomed the Caucasians after facing persecution in Europe, and look at what’s happening today, Pig skins claiming to be Jews.

https://substack.com/@ayubahmad/note/c-162905418?r=9fzcd&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-action

You mean the state the Arabs stole in 637?
No one is asking you Arabs to give back Egypt And Iraq and Jordan and every piece of land you stole.

TrainPark:
The other groups you mentioned usually support the growth of family through business and mentorship not through incessant handouts and entitled demands.
And there is a huge difference.

I will give you a real life example to buttress my point.
A childhood friend came to me asking if I can come up with capital to start a business that he has competence in as a joint venture. So I will provide money and he will setup and operate the business in our behaves. I gave him about 4m over 7years ago and today the same business is thriving worth over 10m and I have also recieved more than the 4m I invested. He has bought and built a property for himself in a major city in Nigeria. He is now married and runs his family from the same business.
Now juxtapose with my own blood brother, on whom I have wasted money paying for a university program from which he has not still graduated almost 10years now.
He was manipulating me through my mum whom he knows I take good care of and will never disobey. He would collect money from me and still ask my mother to talk me into giving him more. or he just collects the money that I give her and making her broke. Which still requires me to give her more.
I gave him the only car that i was driving so that he can use it for Uber but the idiot was asking me to buy brand new tyres for the car.
I was pissed off. But it helped me see that I was wasting money on an entitled ingrate in the name of family.

I drew a hefty line in the sand and told him that the car is the last thing that I will ever give him and he can do with his life as he wishes.
I also told my mother not to ask me for money on his behalf directly or indirectly. I have stood my grounds now for over 2yrs.

My point is that one should only help those who are willing to help themselves not to patronise entitled ingrates in the name of family. That is some manipulating bullshit.

Note: I literally fought myself through life with God's favor, my mother's prayers and sheer grit.

My blessed popsy passed on when I was still young. May God bless his soul and send light to his grave. He was a great man and father.

I personally prefer being supportive to family and friends than the individualistic, self centred life that i have seen in Europe and America.

You go guide but your own family members and friends go kpai front hunger and lack.

Very recently, a friend's aunty kpai alone for over 4 days inside her apartment in London before dem smell her stench. She dey alone no family present and no family dey call her to check on her. And she has kids and grand kids. May be na ulcer kpai her sef

So you are right, Asian support in business but it goes far beyond that. In the UK and in the US, they share accomodation. It is common to see an entire extended family staying together. They share almost everything. The bottom line is that these groups have a culture of investing in family and community.
We should not advocate for the killing of such culture in Africa. There is nothing wrong with helping and growing your family. It is something we should all engage in with joy.

DeepSight:
You must be joking. You have not even started. I hope you have been educated on exactly what the Civil Rights Act provided.
You will then have to defend how the ACT was a mistake when it contained express provisions AGAINST race quotas as I showed you.

You have lost the debate on this score, I will not tie myself up in a useless back and forth.

Let us move on to affirmative action proper.

I asked you what you think of BEEE in SA and you are yet to answer. Let us start from there.

PS: Did Cococandy's word really fly over you? Its such an apt description of you, you know.

Oga why are you acting like a child. Please state your point clearly you are all over the place. And I can see that you are inspired by the timeless words of your girlfriend.

Lifestone:
That's what makes him Victor. Without that aggression, he will be like ever other duck on the pitch

And see me oh, I used to think it was his game that made him different not knowing it is his anger issues.