So the USA is not behind on maternal mortality rate [1], minimum wages [2], time off [3], walkable cities [4] and public transport? These things are quite appa

So the USA is not behind on maternal mortality rate [1], minimum wages [2], time off [3], walkable cities [4] and public transport? These things are quite apparent as a visitor: the "greatest city on earth", NYC, has a comically dirty and outdated metro system, and walking from a hotel to the nearest supermarket is basically impossible in most large cities - which are already the most walkable places. [1] https://tcf.org/content/commentary/worsening-u-s-maternal-health-crisis-three-graphs/ https://tcf.org/content/commentary/worsening-u-s-maternal-he... [2] https://hellopebl.com/resources/blog/minimum-wage-by-country/ https://hellopebl.com/resources/blog/minimum-wage-by-country... [3] https://www.cnbc.com/2023/04/19/why-us-vacation-policies-are-so-much-worse-than-europes.html https://www.cnbc.com/2023/04/19/why-us-vacation-policies-are... [4] https://www.weforum.org/stories/2023/03/why-walkable-urban-areas-are-america-s-efficient-economic-engines/ https://www.weforum.org/stories/2023/03/why-walkable-urban-a...