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We can’t afford another four years

By Cynthia Muse - Rye | Oct 3, 2020

How is President Donald Trump doing on his promise to Make America Great Again?

The 2020 Social Progress Index measures quality of life in countries around the world based on the research of Nobel-winning economists. The top 10 countries are: Norway, Denmark, Finland, New Zealand, Sweden, Switzerland, Canada, Australia, Iceland, and the Netherlands. The US ranks 28th. It ranks No. 1 in the quality of universities, but No. 91 in access to quality basic education. We lead the world in medical technology, but are No. 97 in access to quality health care. The US has the most wealth, but the highest income inequality of the G7 nations.

In a Pew Research Center survey of 14 advanced economies the US is second to last, one point ahead of Britain in its handling of the Covid pandemic. America with 5% of the worlds population has nearly 33% of COVID-19 cases and over 20% of the deaths. They also found that other countries confidence in Trump doing the right thing in world affairs range from a high of 23% in Australia to a low of 9% in Belgium.

The rest of the world feels sorry for us. America is isolated, pitied and scorned. We can’t afford four more years of Trump “making America great!”