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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums5 Things That Put America to Shame
http://www.alternet.org/news/155427/5_things_that_put_america_to_shame/_310x220
"Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses...I lift my lamp beside the golden door!" These words, from poet Emma Lazarus, were inscribed on the Statue of Liberty over 100 years ago. Today the golden door has a lock on it, paid for with record profits from the health care, education and financial industries.
1. We're Near the Bottom of the Developed World in Children's Health and Safety
According to a 2007 The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) report, the US ranked last among 21 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) nations in an assessment of child health and safety. The assessment measured infant mortality, immunization, and death from accidents and injuries.
A related 2009 OECD study generally agreed, placing the US 24th out of 30 OECD countries for children's health and safety. It also showed the devastating effects of inequality in our country. Despite having the second-highest average income for children among the 30 OECD countries, the US ranked 27th out of 30 for child poverty (percentage of children living in households that are below 50% of the median income).
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5 Things That Put America to Shame (Original Post)
xchrom
May 2012
OP
Good article.The list could be longer and include our military aggression, torture and environmental
rhett o rick
May 2012
#4
KG
(28,751 posts)1. Shameful DURec
valerief
(53,235 posts)2. America is a toilet, politically, morally, and intellectually. nt
mahatmakanejeeves
(57,446 posts)6. Hey, wait a minute.
Last edited Tue May 15, 2012, 01:46 PM - Edit history (1)
Don't you think that's a bit of a stretch?
How many women in this country get acid thrown in their face because they chose not to participate in an arranged marriage or because they learned how to read and write?
Are people hiding in wheel wells of airplanes so they can escape to the freedom they know they will find in Cuba?
Yes, there are problems here, but come on.
Godot51
(239 posts)7. The Point:
The point is we could do so much better.
rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)4. Good article.The list could be longer and include our military aggression, torture and environmental
neglect.
limpyhobbler
(8,244 posts)5. they didn't even mention the other 8000 things. nt
progressoid
(49,990 posts)8. USA! USA! USA!
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Zax2me
(2,515 posts)9. Good ole USA, huh?!
I want to see M$M run and go with this piece.
I won't hold my breath.