the POLLING STATION: Where Does the USA rank in the U.N.'s Best Places to Live?

The United Nations (UN) Human Development Index was released today. This index creates a ranking for the best countries to live based on life expectancy, literacy, school enrollment and the per capita Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Once this date is compiled, the UN Development Programme (UDP) creates an annual list of which country is the best and worst for humans to live.


*Drum Roll Please* The Best Country to live in is...... NORWAY!!!! {Norwegians are jumping up and down cheering...Americans are sitting over to the right grumbling}

Contrary to our beliefs in this country, we as a nation actually slide 1 spot to lucky 13th overall on the list. This is yet another display reflecting that we as a Country are only a Super Power in our head rather than in reality. If you recall a few weeks ago it was reported that the United States was outside of the top 20 in broadband transmission; even though we created the Internet...smh. I think we can use these areas as a means to build rather than get upset. We can easily pull ourselves out of this recession by focusing on building more schools rather jails, building out our technological structure rather than just allowing it to rust away, and focus on educating rather than babysitting.

Here are the top 10 Countries:

Norway, Australia, Iceland, Canada, Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden, France, Switzerland and Japan

I wonder if we will ever stop our inner fighting and infatuation with greed long enough to re-build our country into the Land of Opportunity we once were. Only time will tell, but I hope we open our eyes before we truly slide to an irreprehensible depth.

Written by: Ran
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