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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: 5, Informative) by Thexalon on Friday June 23 2017, @03:11AM (4 children)
So here's the thing: Those that bring up the "ethnically homogenous" argument ignore another country that is similar to the US in a lot of ways. This country has a majority that speaks English, but with a sizeable minority speaking other languages. This country has a majority of white people but substantial racial minorities of many varieties. And they are definitely a modern industrialized country. But unlike the US, there's no "If you can pay" clause for education, health care, and environmental protection.
That country is Canada, proudly doing all the things American conservatives like to claim can't be done. And their people are better off because they do those things.
The only thing that stops a bad guy with a compiler is a good guy with a compiler.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 23 2017, @05:21AM (1 child)
It depend on what type of groups that makes up the country.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 23 2017, @11:03PM
Moving the goal posts. Nice /s
Statements like this are why I've mostly given up trying to convince conservatives of anything, they are intellectually dishonest.
(Score: 2) by JoeMerchant on Friday June 23 2017, @04:33PM
Beauty, eh?
Kinda like the Scandinavians, if Canada didn't get some social policies right everyone would leave because of the weather.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 23 2017, @11:58PM
Canada is plagued by FLQ terrorists. Look at what happened to Pierre Laporte. Multiculturalism fail.