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America leads the world when it comes to access to higher education. But when it comes to health, environmental protection, and fighting discrimination, it trails many other developed countries, according to the Social Progress Imperative, a U.S.-based nonprofit.
The results of the group's annual survey, which ranks nations based on 50 metrics, call to mind other reviews of national well-being, such as the World Happiness Report released in March, which was led by Norway, Denmark, and Iceland, or September's Lancet study on sustainable development. In that one, Iceland, Singapore, Sweden, and the U.S. took spots 1, 2, 3, and 28—respectively.
The Social Progress Index released this week is compiled from social and environmental data that come as close as possible to revealing how people live. "We want to measure a country's health and wellness achieved, not how much effort is expended, nor how much the country spends on healthcare," the report states. Scandinavia walked away with the top four of 128 slots. Denmark scored the highest. America came in at 18.
The Social Progress Index gives the US poor marks. America may, however, still lead the world in funny cat videos.
(Score: 0, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 23 2017, @01:31AM
They use their tongues to
deceive you. Venom is on their lips.
Their mouths are full
of bitterness and curses.
The fear of God
is not before their eyes.
They have taken
the hearts and minds of our leaders.
They have blinded us to the truth.
Our human spirit is corrupted.
Why do we worship greed?
Outside the limit of our sight
they're feeding off us.
Perched on top of us
from birth to death, are our owners.
They have us. They control us.
They are our masters.
Wake up.
They're all around you.
Our impulses are being redirected.
We live in an artificially-induced
state of consciousness.
The movement began eight months ago
by a group of scientists.
They accidentally discovered
these signals being sent...
The under-class is growing.
Human rights are non-existent.
In their repressive society, we
are their unwitting accomplices.
Their intention to rule rests with
the annihilation of consciousness.
We have been lulled into a trance.
They have made us indifferent.
We are focused
only on our own gain...
They are safe
as long as they are not discovered.
That is their method of survival.
Keep us asleep. Keep us selfish.
Keep us sedated.
The sleeping middle-class
is suddenly becoming poor.
We are their cattle.
We are being bred for slavery.
We cannot break their signal.
The signal must be shut off
at the source.
THEY LIVE WE SLEEP