Is America a FAILED STATE?
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No its a failed state just like the question asked.
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More like a socially regressive state which is a sure fire way of becoming a failed state in the long run. Trump is literally imploding US through his temper tantrums. I am sure any other president other than Trump will get US back on Path but a decade of Trumpiness will leave a big scar on US. US will find it hard to get rid of all those jobless right wing Nazified exteremists from its soil. It is good thing that Americans can elect a president for only two terms. I am just wondering is there a second trump in line to take his place in US. Mind my ignorance i have zero knowledge about US politics. Also US is not a failed stated far from it.
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US isn't a failed state. it's just losing its status as a superpower... happened with UK, Soviet Union. Happening with US and after china has been superpower for some time... eventually will happen to them too... it's natural progression of things
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YES! the timing of this thread is very good...especially considering i found the below yesterday:
US ranked among worst countries to raise a family, study says
By Ben Cost
July 23, 2020 | 5:38pm | Updated
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We get an “F” for family.
In case you thought America wasn’t experiencing enough turmoil of late, the United States has been named the second-worst wealthy nation in which to raise a family in 2020, according to new research by travel site Asher & Lyric.
“The first time I looked at the data, I was in disbelief,” co-founder Lyric Benson-Fergusson said of the findings in the “Raising a Family Index” (RAFI).
The Los Angeles-based mother of two started the site with her Aussie husband, Asher Fergusson, to help people “stay safe, healthy, and happy at home and while traveling,” per the website’s description.
To determine the most and least family-friendly countries, the couple rated 35 OECD countries (part of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development forum) according to safety, happiness, cost, health, education and time.
The US clocked in at an abysmal 34th place, just ahead of last-place finisher Mexico, whose murder rate jumped to the highest in nearly two years as drug cartels have run amok during the coronavirus lockdown. Leading the pack of overall fam-safe nations were Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Finland.
https://nypost.com/2020/07/23/ameri...utm_medium=SocialFlow&utm_campaign=SocialFlow
“I think if we, as Americans, are truly honest with ourselves, we might understand why the United States ranks solidly as the second-worst country to raise a family,” said Benson-Fergusson.
Case in point: The red-white-and-blue came in dead last in terms of time — which the RAFI gauged by maternity leave, vacation days and other factors — and cost, as measured by out-of-pocket health spending, cost of living, income ratio and more.
The study noted that the US is the only country that doesn’t require employers to offer maternity leave. Even worse, the average household blows 31.79% of their income on child care compared to the 4 to 10% spent by Scandinavian nations.
Most surprising was America’s global safety rating, which was, according to the research, the second-poorest after Mexico.
Despite statistics showing that reported crimes have been on the decline nationwide, the US homicide rate is still eclipsed only by Mexico, per the research. And America reportedly tops the list in school shootings with a whopping 288 incidents from 2009 to 2018, with Mexico placing second at eight and all other countries recording zero, per the study.
The Land of the Free also came in “fourth-worst” for human rights — here defined broadly across several categories including “protection against enslavement, the right to free speech and the right to education.”
The Fergussons attributed the United States’ nationwide mood dip to record “income disparities,” 20% of Americans suffering from mental health issues each year and a suicide rate that has “increased by 33% between 1999 to 2017.”
“I have come to the heartbreaking conclusion that America is a deeply challenged and troubled country,” Benson-Fergusson lamented. “It doesn’t, and maybe never did, line up with its own ideology.”
“My aspiration is that something will substantially change in my children’s lifetime,” she said.
https://nypost.com/2020/07/23/ameri...utm_medium=SocialFlow&utm_campaign=SocialFlow
US ranked among worst countries to raise a family, study says
By Ben Cost
July 23, 2020 | 5:38pm | Updated
Enlarge Image
Getty Images/iStockphoto
More On:
families
Families step in at coronavirus ward in Afghanistan to help care for patients
How corporations are buying up houses — robbing families of the American Dream
Here's what families are doing with all that extra quality time at home
More than 40% of Americans have a family heirloom that's over 50 years old
We get an “F” for family.
In case you thought America wasn’t experiencing enough turmoil of late, the United States has been named the second-worst wealthy nation in which to raise a family in 2020, according to new research by travel site Asher & Lyric.
“The first time I looked at the data, I was in disbelief,” co-founder Lyric Benson-Fergusson said of the findings in the “Raising a Family Index” (RAFI).
The Los Angeles-based mother of two started the site with her Aussie husband, Asher Fergusson, to help people “stay safe, healthy, and happy at home and while traveling,” per the website’s description.
To determine the most and least family-friendly countries, the couple rated 35 OECD countries (part of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development forum) according to safety, happiness, cost, health, education and time.
The US clocked in at an abysmal 34th place, just ahead of last-place finisher Mexico, whose murder rate jumped to the highest in nearly two years as drug cartels have run amok during the coronavirus lockdown. Leading the pack of overall fam-safe nations were Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Finland.
https://nypost.com/2020/07/23/ameri...utm_medium=SocialFlow&utm_campaign=SocialFlow
“I think if we, as Americans, are truly honest with ourselves, we might understand why the United States ranks solidly as the second-worst country to raise a family,” said Benson-Fergusson.
Case in point: The red-white-and-blue came in dead last in terms of time — which the RAFI gauged by maternity leave, vacation days and other factors — and cost, as measured by out-of-pocket health spending, cost of living, income ratio and more.
The study noted that the US is the only country that doesn’t require employers to offer maternity leave. Even worse, the average household blows 31.79% of their income on child care compared to the 4 to 10% spent by Scandinavian nations.
Most surprising was America’s global safety rating, which was, according to the research, the second-poorest after Mexico.
Despite statistics showing that reported crimes have been on the decline nationwide, the US homicide rate is still eclipsed only by Mexico, per the research. And America reportedly tops the list in school shootings with a whopping 288 incidents from 2009 to 2018, with Mexico placing second at eight and all other countries recording zero, per the study.
The Land of the Free also came in “fourth-worst” for human rights — here defined broadly across several categories including “protection against enslavement, the right to free speech and the right to education.”
The Fergussons attributed the United States’ nationwide mood dip to record “income disparities,” 20% of Americans suffering from mental health issues each year and a suicide rate that has “increased by 33% between 1999 to 2017.”
“I have come to the heartbreaking conclusion that America is a deeply challenged and troubled country,” Benson-Fergusson lamented. “It doesn’t, and maybe never did, line up with its own ideology.”
“My aspiration is that something will substantially change in my children’s lifetime,” she said.
https://nypost.com/2020/07/23/ameri...utm_medium=SocialFlow&utm_campaign=SocialFlow
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It's not a failed state, but they are declining just like all the west.
Nuclear family is destroying itself in the west, not only US. I don't know is a good or a bad thing, but it's a fact, and not only by economic reasons.
Nuclear family is destroying itself in the west, not only US. I don't know is a good or a bad thing, but it's a fact, and not only by economic reasons.
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American social system has eroded to large extent; USA is no longer a role model society for others to emulate in the aspect of "social values." If this a metric then the answer to the title question is a resounding YES.
Rampant Feminism; Immortality (LGBTQ+) and near-collapse of the Institution of Marriage; Racism; Violence - all pressing issues.
American failure to address a biological threat (e.g. COVID-19 outbreak) in timely and impactful manner given its resources and might, is another indicator that American social system has eroded to large extent. This is also a failure of Trump administration.
American society is violent no doubt - this is old news.
Rampant Feminism; Immortality (LGBTQ+) and near-collapse of the Institution of Marriage; Racism; Violence - all pressing issues.
American failure to address a biological threat (e.g. COVID-19 outbreak) in timely and impactful manner given its resources and might, is another indicator that American social system has eroded to large extent. This is also a failure of Trump administration.
USA is technologically advanced country with much better developed institutions and organizations than in Brazil and Argentina respectively. American economic output cannot diminish to the level of Argentina - logically and otherwise.
American society is violent no doubt - this is old news.
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Are you nuts, they're the most advanced society on the planet (warts and all)
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Largest economy in the world with the most advanced science and technological base in the world. Most advanced military in the world. Best universities in the world. And the world can’t get enough of American culture through films, shows, music, influence.
This is what matters.
This is what matters.
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Sarcasm aside Americans are the most Racist people i have ever met in my life. They are also unparalleled in their ignorance regarding world outside US. I was once sitting in a gathering with bunch of American transfer students and they were of the idea that Pakistan is a former soviet state.
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I have appreciated American accomplishments on many counts here on PDF and outside but I cannot help but shake my head in disagreement with this delusion you guys continue to harbor.
Wake the hell up and learn from negative indicators and constructive criticism coming your way.
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America is not failed state. Capitalist country and everything is commercialized. People have to earn continuously to just breath. If there is economic sock or extended job loss, it will lead to social unrest.
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You can also add most racist, most ignorant and most intolerant of non whites. Even in this day and age you peddle a stigma regarding people with colored skin. Funny thing is most of your Top scientists and Engineers are not even American and most likely colored skied people but God Forbid one find its way into PR bcz that is all White people domain.
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