Do you know what the 22 countries ranked ahead of the U.S. in happiness all have in common? Universal healthcare. Turns out people are happier when they donāt have to choose between food and seeing a doctor.
There are problems everywhere, but it's easier to deal with depression, when not living in a ditch while doing 3 jobs. It's actually pretty scary, when a huge country with so much power is so unhappy. It has global ramifications.
We were in the top twenty? Was the list of interviewees all over the age of 40?
They probably also don't have daily mass shootings, next you're going to tell me THAT is making Americans unhappy
If it's any consolation, Britain has universal health care (under a 14-year attack from the Conservatives and now on its knees and being bought up by US healthcare companies) and we're miserable.
I canāt believe we were 15th last year.
Thats not fair! The US is the ONLY first world country that lacks healthcare... You could use that stat for any number of humongous gaps we have between us and every other civilization on Earth!
And happier when they have access to free education, affordable housing, have walkable cities and efficient public transport, and generally live in an egalitarian society. The US is behind in so many metrics. But then the āeconomyā is doing great ā¦
You also know what people like? Not going to a doctor's office or hospital knowing the staff and the patients are all going to ignore Covid precautions.
Democrats saw Medicare for all on the ballot, and rallied once again in the most undemocratic fashion to undermine it Cant actually hand voters nice things when you can campaign on it instead!
