US Crashes Out Of The Top 10 In World Prosperity Index

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US Crashes Out Of The Top 10 In World Prosperity Index

The United States is no longer one of the world's ten most "prosperous" countries for the first time according to the Legatum Institute.

The Legatum Prosperity Index assessed and ranked the prosperity of 142 countries based on eight sub-categories: economy, entrepreneurship and opportunity, health, governance, education, safety and security, personal freedom, and social capital.

America experienced an "unprecedented" fall to twelfth in the rankings, as it experienced "weakening performance across five of the Index’s eight sub-categories."

When referring to the U.S., the language of the report had a somewhat dire tone. It claims that "the American Dream is in jeopardy," and "the national ethos of the U.S. is under threat."

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/us-cr...-index-2012-11

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Brians *•* 4 hours ago
Ok, all of you that are caling SS and medicare a social program, need to go educate yourself. The money in SS and medicare was paid into them by my employer and myself to draw from when I retire, and is NOT an entitlement program!! The government moved them into the general fund so they could count the money coming in and out, and then they could borrow from SS. Do a google search or fact check on the SS fund. If the government had not tapped into the SS fund, there would be about a $1.2 trillion surplus, to help offset inflation, and the SS fund would be ok.


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The United States is no longer one of the world's ten most "prosperous" countries for the first time according to the Legatum Institute. The Legatum Prosperity Index assessed and ranked the prosperity of 142 countries based on eight sub-categories: economy, entrepreneurship and opportunity, health, governance, education, safety and security, personal freedom, and social capital.
America experienced an "unprecedented" fall to twelfth in the rankings, as it experienced "weakening performance across five of the Index’s eight sub-categories."

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/us-cr...#ixzz2BdYvytJt

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