US Health In Steep Decline

Why not burn trillions in a bogus WOT and decide to hand Israel another $30 billion in armaments, after all, the money would only be wasted fixing these trifling issues:

US Newborn Mortality Second Worst
"Only Latvia, with six deaths per 1,000 live births, has a higher death rate for newborns than the United States."

Maternal Mortality Rate In US Highest In Decades
"The maternal mortality rate in the U.S. is the highest it has been in decades, according to statistics released this week by CDC's National Center for Health Statistics."

U.S. life expectancy lags behind 41 nations
"For decades, the United States has been slipping in international rankings of life expectancy, as other countries improve health care, nutrition and lifestyles.
A baby born in the United States in 2004 will live an average of 77.9 years. That life expectancy ranks 42nd, down from 11th two decades earlier, according to international numbers provided by the Census Bureau and domestic numbers from the National Center for Health Statistics."

Veterans Affairs overwhelmed
"At least one-in-three Iraq veterans and one-in-nine Afghanistan veterans will face a mental health issue like depression, anxiety, or Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Multiple tours and inadequate rest between deployments have increased the stress of combat. PTSD rates for Iraq veterans are already higher than the rates recorded among veterans of Vietnam."

Speaking of which - There could be 150,000 Vietnam vets who committed suicide.

The richest country in the world, which spends more money per capita in health care than any other place on earth, ranks #37 out of all countries according to the World Health Organization, behind Costa Rica, Morocco and Columbia. We're ahead of Slovenia, though.