It took me many years to discover that I am not living in the best country in the world. Putting aside any issues I may have with the currect presidency (of which I have many), the standard of living in America is slipping away from us. I watch Lou Dobbs often, and he mentions a "middle class squeeze" occurring in our economy. Costs are rising, but not the salaries and wages of the American worker. It is also a fact that Americans have the least amount of holidays off than most European countries, Japan, and even China. We Americans are literally working ourselves to death, while Europeans have at least a month off a year.
In addition, many high-tech and manufacturing jobs are being outsourced, replaced with lower income (and sometimes part-time) jobs.
If there was such a thing as an "index of happiness" to measure the quality of life and happiness, I was surprised to learn that the country Sweden would be far ahead of America.
America may still be the richest country in the world (and the lone Superpower) but this does not make it the best. Should the definition of "best" mean wealth, military might, or value of life? I guess this depends on who you ask. For me it would mean "my quality of life".