Ever since that fateful night on July 4th, 1776 the United States of America has been a powerhouse and innovator on a global scale. The 13 colonies separated themselves from England because of religious persecution, taxes, and English oversight. The countries populace took a stand against all these things and slowly cultivated the world’s best economy, made technological advancements, and fought moral battles all over the world. America was the home for the downtrodden, intellectuals, and anyone aspiring to be more than their government would allow them. I cannot say the same for this country now. America has fallen behind other countries when it comes to health and education, and too many of its citizens feel the effects of the inequalities
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The U.S. spends more money than any other country in the world on health care.” Despite the high spending, Americans are not anywhere near the world’s healthiest. More than 35% of Americans are obese, one of the highest rate in the world, and exceptionally high compared with other countries spending the most on health. The United States is also the only top 10 country for health spending where the life expectancy does not exceed 80 years” (Stebbins and Frohlich). The fact that the spending is so high yet the health of the citizens is so low shows a correlation that the citizens are uneducated when it comes to their own biology. The government can spend as much as they want on healthcare but unless they educate the masses nothing will change. Big business spends massive amounts of money on advertising fast food products that are extremely unhealthy but cater to the everyday people’s hectic schedules. This direct to consumer marketing and lack of education has led to a generation of unhealthy Americans. According to The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), 70.1% of the U.S. population is overweight (Overweight). The United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand are not too far behind with just over 60%, but Japan who was discussed earlier is at the bottom of this study with only 24.7% (Obesity). This shows proof of the correlation between education and health care something the …show more content…
Support the military because it is the most patriotic act one ordinary citizen can commit. That every day the military is fighting for each citizens’ freedom. This message has dictated the over inflated military spending. The U.S. spends 596 billion dollars a year on its military. This is more than the next seven countries combined including China, Saudi Arabia, Russia, the United Kingdom, India, France, and Japan most of these being allies (Defense spending) The Declaration of Independence states “The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world….” (Declaration). These men took up arms against a tyrannical government and fought for the freedoms of all their fellow people of the 13 colonies. World War 1 and 2 were both fought to take down tyrannical leaders that our government could no longer sit by and watch them commit atrocities to the human race. The oil wars that originally started in the Gulf War but which became more prevalent after the terrorist attacks on September 11th, 2001 threw away the fighting against tyranny and adopted a new philosophy of fighting for money. “Before the 2003 invasion, Iraq 's domestic oil industry was fully nationalized and closed to Western oil companies. A decade of
The U.S. spends more money than any other country in the world on health care.” Despite the high spending, Americans are not anywhere near the world’s healthiest. More than 35% of Americans are obese, one of the highest rate in the world, and exceptionally high compared with other countries spending the most on health. The United States is also the only top 10 country for health spending where the life expectancy does not exceed 80 years” (Stebbins and Frohlich). The fact that the spending is so high yet the health of the citizens is so low shows a correlation that the citizens are uneducated when it comes to their own biology. The government can spend as much as they want on healthcare but unless they educate the masses nothing will change. Big business spends massive amounts of money on advertising fast food products that are extremely unhealthy but cater to the everyday people’s hectic schedules. This direct to consumer marketing and lack of education has led to a generation of unhealthy Americans. According to The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), 70.1% of the U.S. population is overweight (Overweight). The United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand are not too far behind with just over 60%, but Japan who was discussed earlier is at the bottom of this study with only 24.7% (Obesity). This shows proof of the correlation between education and health care something the …show more content…
Support the military because it is the most patriotic act one ordinary citizen can commit. That every day the military is fighting for each citizens’ freedom. This message has dictated the over inflated military spending. The U.S. spends 596 billion dollars a year on its military. This is more than the next seven countries combined including China, Saudi Arabia, Russia, the United Kingdom, India, France, and Japan most of these being allies (Defense spending) The Declaration of Independence states “The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world….” (Declaration). These men took up arms against a tyrannical government and fought for the freedoms of all their fellow people of the 13 colonies. World War 1 and 2 were both fought to take down tyrannical leaders that our government could no longer sit by and watch them commit atrocities to the human race. The oil wars that originally started in the Gulf War but which became more prevalent after the terrorist attacks on September 11th, 2001 threw away the fighting against tyranny and adopted a new philosophy of fighting for money. “Before the 2003 invasion, Iraq 's domestic oil industry was fully nationalized and closed to Western oil companies. A decade of