Development: US fails to measure up on 'human index'

The Republicans are Killing Us With Greed, Literally: "While it has the second-highest income per head in the world, the United States ranks 42nd in terms of life expectancy." And that's an "average" of income, not reflective of the unequal distribution of income and assets. Also worthy of note in the American Human Development Report: Nation slumps from 2nd to 12th in global table. Richest fifth take home $168,000, poorest $11,000.


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