The dichotomy between how America seems to set the standards in medicine, finance, etc. but SO behind in things like parental leave, baby friendly requirements, etc.
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America was founded with a philosophy of individualism instead of collectivism. The result is that people fortunate enough to have money and power can use that to generate more money and power do themselves, while poor people are left to fend for themselves.
The focus on individualism means people think their taxes shouldn’t be spent on, for example, someone else’s healthcare, even though universal healthcare benefits everyone.
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