This will be a bitter pill to swallow for some (Gazrock :p)
Ooh! I'll bite!
1. Nuclear Weapons: Sure, lets forget that the concept of MAD (Mutually Assured Destruction), is what kept us from having a nuclear confrontation for
decades... Sure, we have a lot, but we're hardly the only nuclear power, so this isn't just a "US problem".
2. Guns: Likewise, we aren't the only nation with guns. Hell, in Iraq's markets, you could be a 10 year old and pick up an AK-47!
3. Health Insurance: If you are willing to have a job, you pretty much can have insurance. And when I need to go to a doctor, I don't have to wait
in a line for hours on end, like in countries with universal health care.
4. Education: Funny, how we still seem to turn out some of the brightest scientists, etc. in the world. School is what YOU make it...
5. Family: On this point, I'll agree. But, this is hardly a US-only issue...this is a modern world issue, faced in almost every industrialized
nation (as both parents must work).
6. Death Penalty: Look, some people just can't be rehabilitated...and what's really more cruel? Death, or Life Imprisonment? I'll choose
death...thanks.
7. Serial Killers: Oh my goodness, this is the biggest stretch yet... Hello? Jack the Ripper? Most international terrorists have death tolls way
higher than any US serial killer. Are these terrorists not serial killers? Sure they are...we're just talking labels here. Please....
8. Police: Oh god, speeding tickets, and now it forcing those to turn to crime? The police aren't to blame for criminals. More riches = More
crime...simple law of society.
9. Vacations: Oh wait...I thought we were lazy Americans? Make up your damned minds!
10. Stock Market: Uhh...huh? We've had crashes...we're still here... A crash is disastrous in ANY country...
11. Drugs: Again, hardly a US only problem. Heck, in many countries, it's as easy to find as a loaf of bread.
12. Immigration: Total falsehood, especially as I happen to be SURROUNDED by skilled immigrants at my workplace....
13. Foreign Aid: Hell, we aid people that we're dropping bombs on for godsakes!
14. Metric System: Ok, I'm with you on this one....English Measurement is a stupid and antiquated system....
15. Public Transit: One thing to consider here....our states are bigger than most countries... That's a lot of land to cover...so when you consider
this, it's amazing it's as good as it is. Also, major cities have it organized pretty well.
16. Pentagon: Sorry, but we are the world policemen, so yes, we do spend a lot on protecting our interests that span the globe. Plus, we didn't get
to be on top by sitting on our arses....
17. Pollution: Hardly a US only problem, but I'll admit we are the largest polluter of the planet. Of course though, we're the largest
industrialized area as well, so that's really a simple matter of ratios.... Still, we could do more on this, and I'll let you keep it as a valid
point...
18. Obesity: A given. However, still not a US only problem, but certainly we have more than our share of this, and it's something we need to work
on...
19. Alchohol: Uhmm....some nations are almost synonymous with alchohol...and the US isn't one of them...Russia, Ireland, and Scotland come
immediately to mind....