>>17600993usa facts: – medical mistakes are the third leading cause of death, behind cancer and heart disease.
–the literacy rate’s a mere 79%, on par with some of the poorest african nations.
–54% of the adult population reads beneath the sixth-grade level.
–it averages two spree killings each day.
– there are over 70k rough sleepers in los angeles alone.
– if you have just 10€ in your pocket, and no debt, you’re richer than 1 out of 3 mutts
– they’re a bit over 4% of the world’s population, but consume nearly 1/3rd of the planet’s resources
– the median spanish/greek household has a higher net worth than their mutt contemporaries (and those are two of the „poorest“ nations around here).
– some of the highest income taxes on earth, but fuckall to show for it. zero housing, healthcare, infrastructure, public transport, high speed rail, public security, etc.
– houses are poorly constructed of cheap materials, requiring non-stop maintenance. they pay annual property taxes of 1-2% of the value indefinitely, but consider themselves „owners“.
– healthcare expenses/debt is the #1 cause of bankruptcy.
– their medical system is the most expensive in the universe, yet patient outcomes are dead last in the industrialised world.
– so-called „white people“ are a minority, only 40% of the population’s of european ancestry. no first-world nation’s ever had these demographics.
–one of their own top institutions, mit, declared several years ago they’ve regressed to developing nation status.
