Death of America's empire:45 million on food stamps,60 million no sick leave,59 million no medical [View All]

[Democrats Ramshield]

(Cross-posted by author from the Daily Kos.) Death of America's empire:45 million on food stamps,60 million no sick leave,59 million no medical

by Democrats Ramshield



As an American expat who lives in the European Union, shortly after my arrival here I started to realize that I'd be freed from the propaganda exercise of the American plutocrat owned media.

So it is that at least for the ephemeral duration of this short diary originally published at the Daily Kos, that I invite you to come along with me and to see exactly what it is that the for profit American corporatists media owned and operated by the plutocracy never want you to see.

For openers what this diary will show you is that America is the only major industrialized nation in the world that as a human right does not provide a universal medical access plan for all residents (59 million Americans are without medical insurance), and that America is the only major industrialized nation in the world that doesn't provide job protected paid maternity leave by right of law in support of true working class family values. Unlike every country in the European Union, America does not provide paid sick leave to 60 million working class Americans. Let's put that in perspective, that is a population the size of France. Americans receive fewer annual leave days by half of any country in the European Union, and unlike every country in the European Union, American employers are not required by law to provide any annual leave.

The chart below which the Telegraph is referring to shows America ranking last in terms of unemployment benefits.


(Cross-posted by author from the Daily Kos. To read my whole article, please click on this link. Thanks.)