| US definitely has exceptional successes, but there are so many systemic flaws which other countries may or may not have, and where US could vastly improve. * High medical costs * Highest maternal mortality among developed countries * Highest income gaps * High education cost & the vicious circle of college debt. * Increasing trends of bankruptcy & paycheck-to-paycheck sustenance. * Lack of public transportation issues in most places * Very oil dependent economy. * Gun violence. So many lives needlessly lost every year. * Growing mental health & opiod crisis * Lack of public awareness about current affairs (& to some extent apathy even) * Waning trust in judiciary & in parallel the rise of the rich oligarchy * Interference in politics of other countries * Equality of diversity (in true sense) is still to be achieved given racial profiling persists * The extent of personal freedom without state agencies keeping track of activities. It definitely has successes but there is a long road to being a model nation. But US as a nation has demonstrated the capacity to overcome odds in fortitude. There is hope - but a sense of cautious hope |
Ok, you've created the greatest military power, but your country can rarely go through a day without mass shooting of it's own citizens by it's own citizens. How does your military power help your country if the greatest threat to it's citizens comes from your other citizens?
You created an economic power, but you can't afford to provide medical services to a huge portion of your population. When you do provide medical services, the costs are significantly higher than any in any other country. So what has your economic power purchased you? Another television? More sugary and unhealthy foods?