This is horrible, and must be the fault of President Donald Trump, right? Well, there’s several very important things missing from this article
The US was once a leader for healthcare and education — now it ranks 27th in the world
US investments in healthcare and education haven’t changed much in the last three decades — and it’s putting the country far behind its peers, according to a new study from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington.
After ranking countries based on their levels of education and health, the study found that the US ranked 27th in the world on these metrics as of 2016, behind a host of top-ranking Nordic countries, including Finland, Iceland, Denmark, and the Netherlands.
This comes as little surprise, given that healthcare services in these countries are universal and publicly funded. The US, by contrast, is one of the few developed nations that lacks universal healthcare, according to The Atlantic.
When it comes to education, the nation fares even worse. The latest findings from the Pew Research Center have the US in 38th place out of 71 countries when it comes to math scores and 24th place when it comes to science.
Now, the one on math and science isn’t exactly new, the survey came out in 2017, but, it’s no surprise when schools from the bottom to the top are focusing more on social justice warrioring and Victimhoodology than real subjects. But the healthcare ranking was just released by the Lancet. Though, that survey is, to put it in math terms, 5 beers short of a six pack. There are tons of assumptions using a limited amount of people. The statistical extrapolation is made with an entirely too small sample. And, of course, they’re looking at it from a very Leftist point of view.
Regardless, the article fails to mention who was in the Executive Office in 2016. Nor that the Democrats had passed their big healthcare bill in 2009, and that the healthcare ranking went down. Nor that Democrats run the educational system pretty much lock, stock, and barrel. The ranking is based on educational spending going down 3% from 2010-2014, but that’s is per pupil. The U.S. still spends way more per pupil than most countries around the world. Perhaps if the Democrats who run the school systems would use it wisely.
Funny thing is, when people around the world want the best medical care, they come to the U.S.
