Originally Posted by Porn Farmer

The USA is a superpower because it has the tax base to afford to be one. That is the only reason. Face it, there is nothing special about America. The reason you are a superpower is solely because of your population and the tax base it generates. If Canada had 10 times the population they would be a superpower.... If Australia had 15 times the population they would be a superpower.... If Germany had 4 times the population they would be a superpower...