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U.S. on List of UNICEF's Worst Countries for Kids
Feb 16th
Source: http://www.npr.org/
A new report from the U.N. Children’s Fund says the United States and Britain are the worst countries in the industrialized world in which to be a child. UNICEF says an examination of 40 factors, such as poverty, deprivation, happiness, relationships, and risky or bad behavior puts the United States and Britain at the bottom of a list of 21 economically developed nations.
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“I think what we know from history in the U.S.,” Parker says, “is that it’s not necessarily how the welfare is provided but the nature of the support. One of the key things is that the role of government is important, but the entire society must have at its heart the idea of improving child well-being.”
Billions for bombs…
On a positive note, Hawaii is debating the Children’s Health Care topic: HB1008 — status