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Saturday 29 October 2011

 

America then and now!

 

I could write (and have written) ad nauseam about our woeful state, but it might be more powerful to see it for yourself. Poor policies,  poor choices have led to exceedingly poor outcomes.

 

The chart clearly shows overall social justice rating, overall poverty prevention rating, overall poverty rate, child poverty rate, senior citizen poverty rate, represent more income inequality, primary education as a percentage of GDP (Gross Domestic Product), between highest/lowest incomes.

From the report ‘ SOCIAL JUSTICE IN THE OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD, French: Organization de coopération et de développement économiques, OCDE) is an international organization helping governments tackle the economic, social and governance challenges of a globalized economy.–

 

How Do the Member States Compare?

 Here is the link:

http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2011/10/29/opinion/29blow-ch.html?ref=opinion

 

Iceland

Norway

Denmark

Sweden

Finland

Netherlands

Switzerland

Luxembourg

Canada

France

Czech Republic

New Zealand

Austria

Germany Britain

Belgium

Hungary

Ireland

Italy

Poland

Austrailia

Japan

Portugal

Slovekia

South Korea

Spain

United States

Greece

Chile

Mexico

Turkey