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Of course the rant uses incorrect statistics. Or, rather, statistics that aren't the same from country to country. Infant mortality being one of the biggest offenders. The USA counts infant mortality as any child, born or unborn, that could be born and live using the most heroic of medical procedures. Many of the countries in the study only count mortality if a child dies after 24hrs or is born seemingly healthy and then passes. If we counted apples to apples our rate is one of the lowest in the world. Yay for liberal statistic mongering.
Cancer survival rates are the same. We count a death from cancer even if the person was only diagnosed after death. Other countries do not. That also goes toward our detection rate. Other countries only count survival after detection if the cancer was known about while the patient was alive. The USA counts survival and detection even if the patient died without ever knowing they had cancer.
The education stuff is similar. The US uses its entire population in literacy counts, or at least a representative sample. Other countries only count children actually in school, or in urban areas where population is easily accessed for polling. So, where our goal is literacy for everybody, other countries is literacy for only the priveleged that get to go to school, or even certain schools.
So tired of celebs, news stories, shows, stars, knowingly or unknowingly spewing these BS talking points.
As to the "grab what you can and not help others"?--
That is also a BS statement. America has a huge giving population. Not only are we personally charitable to each other..via; Church, Good Will, Salvation Army, other funds. Our govt. (which means us as citizens) gives a huge amount of money, food, supplies, etc to countries throughout the year, not just during crisis. But why not just take a look at the giving for Haiti and what private citizens gave along with our govt/US.
Sure the US has some issues. Most countries do. But we are freer than most, more charitable than all (or almost all), healthier than most, etc.
Should we stick our noses in other countries business? No. We should help only in non-armed ways and only if the help we give does not, or cannot be used to support a military regime or let a military regime not feed its citizens while we do. Should we militarally help our allies if they are attacked? Yes.
As to politics. Only individual donations to campaigns should be allowed. Nothing by businesses or lobbyist groups. And ALL giving should be accounted to a particular race (not a party) and pooled for that race alone. It should then be split evenly between two candidates. If you want your candidate to win, give to the race. That takes the massive amount of money out of the political spectrum and puts it in the citizen spectrum. The best candidate will win, not the one with the most money. And "in-kind" contributions like lopsided reporting seen on MSNBC and FOX should end.
Cancer survival rates are the same. We count a death from cancer even if the person was only diagnosed after death. Other countries do not. That also goes toward our detection rate. Other countries only count survival after detection if the cancer was known about while the patient was alive. The USA counts survival and detection even if the patient died without ever knowing they had cancer.
The education stuff is similar. The US uses its entire population in literacy counts, or at least a representative sample. Other countries only count children actually in school, or in urban areas where population is easily accessed for polling. So, where our goal is literacy for everybody, other countries is literacy for only the priveleged that get to go to school, or even certain schools.
So tired of celebs, news stories, shows, stars, knowingly or unknowingly spewing these BS talking points.
As to the "grab what you can and not help others"?--
That is also a BS statement. America has a huge giving population. Not only are we personally charitable to each other..via; Church, Good Will, Salvation Army, other funds. Our govt. (which means us as citizens) gives a huge amount of money, food, supplies, etc to countries throughout the year, not just during crisis. But why not just take a look at the giving for Haiti and what private citizens gave along with our govt/US.
Sure the US has some issues. Most countries do. But we are freer than most, more charitable than all (or almost all), healthier than most, etc.
Should we stick our noses in other countries business? No. We should help only in non-armed ways and only if the help we give does not, or cannot be used to support a military regime or let a military regime not feed its citizens while we do. Should we militarally help our allies if they are attacked? Yes.
As to politics. Only individual donations to campaigns should be allowed. Nothing by businesses or lobbyist groups. And ALL giving should be accounted to a particular race (not a party) and pooled for that race alone. It should then be split evenly between two candidates. If you want your candidate to win, give to the race. That takes the massive amount of money out of the political spectrum and puts it in the citizen spectrum. The best candidate will win, not the one with the most money. And "in-kind" contributions like lopsided reporting seen on MSNBC and FOX should end.
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