Comments by "annoyed aussie" (@annoyedaussie3942) on "Arkansas doctor: Unvaccinated parents ‘creating part of the problem’" video.

I wonder why the life expectancy of the US would appear to have just dropped below that of China and no American seems to care. Media outlets and both major political parties haven't said a whisper. It's like the changing of the guard in some respects but nobody noticed.
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@richardcogbill6791 You seem knowledgeable on the matter and actually I have compared all those statistics previously to my country Australia and unfortunately the US doesn't compare well. If I was to pick 3 issues as the biggest contributors it's the healthcare system (you have the best healthcare in the world for some and your governments , state plus federal spend more than most other countries ) but it has significant inequalities and ineffective spending, lack of a consistent social welfare safety net, with drug and crime issues it's about how the matter is treated, countries like Australia or Western European countries treat drug addiction as a disease or health issue and dealers as criminals, the US tends to consider them all the same and outside of a few states rehabilitation doesn't seem to happen which leads to violent crime and overdoses etc. Rural suicides are generally higher in all countries I think , Australia would be similar in this regard. The question is how can the US change trajectory which is what matters, I have no idea what might work but it must be possible. The pandemic has probably had a net positive effect towards national cohesion in Australia, it's certainly done the opposite in the US or it's exacerbated underlying issues.
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@possumfriend2335 What are you talking about, the only raid regarding such matters was by Florida authorities on a state exemployee I think it was who released the real statistics regarding covid 19 , they raided this whistle blower guns drawn and everything, similar to how those medical people were treated in Wuhan I guess. Australia isn't Florida or Wuhan and people speak freely and for the most part in a civil way, if you're American you might not understand the term peaceful protest.
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