America ranked among worst countries to raise a family, study says

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We get an “F” for family.  

In case you thought America wasn’t experiencing enough turmoil as of late, the United States has been named the second-worst wealthy nation to raise a family in 2020, according to new research by travel site Asher & Lyric. 

To determine the most and least family-friendly countries, the couple rated 35 OECD countries (part of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development forum) according to safety, happiness, cost, health, education and time.

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The US clocked in at an abysmal 34th place, just ahead of last-place finisher Mexico, whose murder rate jumped to the highest in nearly two years as drug cartels have run amok during the coronavirus lockdown.  Leading the pack of overall fam-safe nations were Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Finland.

Case in point: The red-white-and-blue came in dead last in terms of time — which the RAFI gauged by maternity leave, vacation days and other factors — and cost, as measured by out-of-pocket health spending, cost of living, income ratio and more.

The study noted that the US is the only country that doesn’t require employers to offer maternity leave. Even worse, the average household blows 31.79% of their income on child care compared to the 4 to 10% spent by Scandinavian nations.

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