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Public discourse in U.S. is of a relatively stable political system, h/e

* only country w/o universal health coverage

* lowest life expectancy @ birth

* highest death rates for avoidable/treatable cond.

* highest maternal infant mortal.

* among highest suicide rates

* highest multiple chronic cond.

* obesity rate 2x OECD avg

* see physicians less than people in most countries

* among lowest rate of practicing physicians, hospital beds/1,000 persons

* COVID-19 vacc. trails many nations

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DeSantis states repeatedly that Florida is "No. 1 in"

*economic freedom

* education freedom

* parental involvement in education

* public higher education

DeSantis’ miserable record of governance:

* FL close to bottom of state rankings for health care, school funding, teachers salaries, employment benefits

* 1 of 10 states that refused to expand Medicaid; 12% FL have no medical insurance

* refused to raise minimum wage

* lowered taxes on the rich & corporations

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Addendae 2

Poverty experts find that where you grow up largely determines how you do in life

How decades-old factors turned parts of rural America into poorest places, where women most disadvantaged

* sociologist, prof. sociology & public affairs at Princeton University

* specializes in study of people on welfare

The Injustice of Place: Uncovering the Legacy of Poverty in America

#poverty #KathrynEdin