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Fred Sanders

(23,946 posts) Wed Jan 15, 2014, 02:51 PM Jan 2014

The United States ranks 34th out of the developed world's 35 countries by child poverty rates....

above only.....Romania.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/04/15/map-how-35-countries-compare-on-child-poverty-the-u-s-is-ranked-34th/

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The United States ranks 34th out of the developed world's 35 countries by child poverty rates.... (Original Post) Fred Sanders Jan 2014 OP

Republicans must be so proud! Scuba Jan 2014 #1

That's can't be! We're number ONE at everything! City Lights Jan 2014 #2

USA! Doc Holliday Jan 2014 #3

And Romania's per capita income is $13,000. Ours - $51,700. pampango Jan 2014 #4

^ Wilms Jan 2014 #5

Percentage of budget for defence: USA 17% Finland 1.4% Tierra_y_Libertad Jan 2014 #6

Scuba

(53,475 posts)

1. Republicans must be so proud!

Reply to Fred Sanders (Original post)

Wed Jan 15, 2014, 03:19 PM

Jan 2014

City Lights

(25,171 posts)

2. That's can't be! We're number ONE at everything!

Reply to Fred Sanders (Original post)

Wed Jan 15, 2014, 03:20 PM

Jan 2014

We are the bestest country in the world, don'cha know!

Doc Holliday

(719 posts)

3. USA!

Reply to Fred Sanders (Original post)

Wed Jan 15, 2014, 03:22 PM

Jan 2014

USA! USA! USA! USA!

What?......oh........

pampango

(24,692 posts)

4. And Romania's per capita income is $13,000. Ours - $51,700.

Reply to Fred Sanders (Original post)

Wed Jan 15, 2014, 03:24 PM

Jan 2014

At the rate we are going I doubt it will be long before Romania is ahead of us, too. So sad.

Wilms

(26,795 posts)

5. ^

Reply to Fred Sanders (Original post)

Thu Jan 16, 2014, 09:27 AM

Jan 2014

Tierra_y_Libertad

(50,414 posts)

6. Percentage of budget for defence: USA 17% Finland 1.4%

Reply to Fred Sanders (Original post)

Thu Jan 16, 2014, 01:34 PM

Jan 2014

Just sayin'.

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