People say they want the truth, but do they really?
If Bill Gates gave every single penny of his fortune to the U.S. government, it would only cover the U.S. budget deficit for about 15 days.
The United States has more government debt per capita than Greece, Portugal, Italy, Ireland or Spain.
In the middle of the last century, the United States was #1 in the world in GDP per capita. Today, the United States is #13 in GDP per capita.
In 2011, our trade deficit with China was more than 49,000 times larger
than it was back in 1985.
One out of every seven Americans has at least 10 credit cards.
The United States puts a higher percentage of its population in prison
than any other nation on earth does.
There are more unemployed workers in the United States than there are
people living in the entire nation of Greece.
Sadly, more than 52 percent of all children that live in Cleveland, Ohio
are living in poverty.
Back in 1950, more than 80 percent of all men in the United States had
jobs. Today, less than 65 percent of all men in the United States have
jobs.
According to author Paul Osterman, about 20 percent of all U.S. adults
are currently working jobs that pay poverty-level wages.
In the United States as a whole, one out of every four children is on
food stamps.
The United States has a teen pregnancy rate of 22 percent - the highest
in the world. New Zealand is number two at 14 percent.
The United States has the highest divorce rate on the globe by a wide
margin. Puerto Rico is number two. Perhaps Puerto Rico really would
fit in as the 51st state.
More people have been diagnosed with mental disorders in the United
States than in any other nation on earth.
The U.S. national debt is now more than 22 times larger than it was when
Jimmy Carter became president.
I love my nation and the blessings she has to offer us but if the truth
is not shared then how can we improve for our children's future to be
even better than ours?
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