Number 1? 20 Not So Good Categories That The United States Leads The World In (drug, statistics)

[Bjorn_Ironside32]

Is the United States "number one"? Many Americans take deep pride in their nation and the truth is that the U.S. has a lot going for it. The United States has the largest economy in the world.

The United States also has the most powerful military on the entire planet. The United States has produced most of the greatest movies that the world has ever seen. But the United States is also number one in a lot of categories that are not go great.

If we ever want to turn this country around, we need to be very honest with ourselves. We need to take a long, hard look in the mirror and realize that it is not a good thing that we are number one in divorce, drug addiction, debt, obesity, car thefts, murders and total crimes.

We have become a slothful, greedy, decadent nation that is exhibiting signs of advanced decay. Until we understand just how bad our problems really are, we won't be able to come up with the solutions that we need.

Number One? 20 Not So Good Categories That The United States Leads The World In

[TriMT7]

Kinda a big fail on many of the items cited in the link, for often failing to distinguish between "total raw numbers" and "per capita."

Car thefts, reported murders, crimes, etc. are where the author failed.

Additionally, even when looking at "raw numbers," the US is the third most populous country in the world, and the most advanced, and least corrupt of the top nine most populace countries. Not only do we keep statistics better, they are more reliable, and we also have better enforcement of laws than the every one of the other top 10 besides Japan.

Also, divorce is not really a problem. It could be a function of easy divorce laws, economic parity between the sexes. There is nothing positive to be gained from staying in a loveless or broken marriage.

America has its share of problems: TV, fat people, student loan debt, etc.... but perspective is needed for everything.