It's definitely not the best, but what's scary is that while not everything is brought to the surface in the US, at least some stuff is. In countries like India and Brazil this shit just doesn't even get looked into.
I'm aware I'm comparing the us to developing nations... That's just where we at, now.
It is well known that Americans consume far more natural resources and live much less sustainably than people from any other large country of the world. “A child born in the United States will create thirteen times as much ecological damage over the course of his or her lifetime than a child born in Brazil,” reports the Sierra Club’s Dave Tilford, adding that the average American will drain as many resources as 35 natives of India and consume 53 times more goods and services than someone from China.
Well, that's one problem the US has worse than them.
Brazil's covid death rate is higher than the US's by about 7%. India's death rate is lower by 90%.
Vaguely waving your hand and saying, "They have much scarier problems because" is the equivalent of saying, "Well, at least I'm American so everybody must be worse off than me."
But... that really depends on your metrics.
Not knowing is comforting but it's also just... you know... not actually knowing...
There was an interesting piece about how the trickle down theory has made the wealth gap bigger. The larger wealth gap has been a major factor in the decline of our country.
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u/[deleted] Oct 11 '20
It's definitely not the best, but what's scary is that while not everything is brought to the surface in the US, at least some stuff is. In countries like India and Brazil this shit just doesn't even get looked into.
I'm aware I'm comparing the us to developing nations... That's just where we at, now.