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They're first at lots of things! Largest incarcerated population, highest infant mortality rate in the developed world, highest military spending, highest obes
by stackghost 5mo ago
They're first at lots of things!
Largest incarcerated population, highest infant mortality rate in the developed world, highest military spending, highest obesity rate in the developed world, highest rate of school shootings by a huge margin, and the highest gun ownership rate by a long shot (edit: pun not intended)!
USA! USA! USA!
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- nlavezzo 5mo agoAll true. But also GDP, science and innovation, and charitable giving - both overall and per capita.
- stackghost 5mo ago>GDP Without question, but despite leading on GDP the USA lags behind in so many other key areas. It's astounding to those of us non-Americans that you can spend 30 Billion on the Iran war but you have elementary school children who are accruing "lunch debt" because they can't afford to pay for meals at school. Life in America seems so needlessly cruel. >science and innovation Not for long. The damage is already done, and America will cease to lead in this area in my lifetime, likely to never recover.