In terms of GDP per capita, the U.S. is not the richest country in the world. If one deducts the fraction of GDP spent on propping up terrible regimes, it has

In terms of GDP per capita, the U.S. is not the richest country in the world. If one deducts the fraction of GDP spent on propping up terrible regimes, it has even less to spend on citizens. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(PPP)_per_capita https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(PPP)...