To our great shame, among the 20 major advanced countries America now has
- the highest poverty rate, both generally and for children;
- the greatest inequality of incomes;
- the lowest government spending as a percentage of GDP on social programs for the disadvantaged;
- the lowest number of paid holiday, annual, and maternity leaves;
- the lowest score on the United Nations’ index of “material well-being of children”;
- the worst score on the United Nations’ gender inequality index;
- the lowest social mobility;
- the highest public and private expenditure on health care as a portion of GDP,
yet accompanied by
- the highest infant mortality rate;
- prevalence of mental health problems;
- obesity rate;
- portion of people going without health care due to cost;
- low-birth-weight children per capita (except for Japan);
- consumption of antidepressants per capita;
For Fuck’s sake America. Get your shit together.
so much for the Republicans’ “Greatest country in the world” argument… the funny thing is that all of the other 20...
We seriously need to get some perspective. We’re not even CLOSE to being...world by ANY...
Unsurprisingly, I’m not shocked.
Somehow, this doesn’t surprise me. What would surprise me is if anyone with power actually DID something about any
part is that it’s unnecessary
For Fuck’s sake America. Get your shit together.