re: How the UK would rank as a 51st state

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What’s not hard is just typing random “sources” and putting them into a meme. Where did the image come from? That’s something you should care about if you are concerned with the truth.

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The CDC is a random source?

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Louisiana literally looks worse than parts of Africa now.

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There is a reason as to why. Not. Sure. I. Can. Say. But comparisons can be made.

Their military would also be 51st.

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Ah, so you are telling me I can just make up some stats and type “source: CDC” and share an meme with those stats and you would just take that as fact? Do I have that right? WHO put together this data and where is the actual analysis and underlying data? If you actually cared about how accurate your posted meme is, then you’d just answer that question.

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Did you get your 8 hours of sleep in last night?

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Healthcare coverage

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Go talk to some Brits about their “coverage”.

Fools are talking **** while they fly over here to pay out of pocket for advanced treatment so they don’t die on a waiting list for items considered routine over here.

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As a recent visitor to the UK, great place to watch some footy but I would not want to live there.

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History? Incredible.
Food? Horrible.
Income/wealth? Bad and getting worse.
Culture? In decline.

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Wide open US style ain’t it

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Except it is, because otherwise whoever is in power gets to decide what "isn't ok" and that's where the slippery slope starts (fascism, anyone?)

The issue with this is that the list is putting a heavy, heavy weight on their social safety nets. That is an issue because their safety nets are failing with funding. This happens because when the safety nets were put in place it was to fight poverty, but over a couple decades became a 'why work when the government will protect me'. Their poverty level is rapidly increasing and their social funding is not there to fight it, or even maintain current levels.

The NHS is on brink of collapse and unless they heavily overhaul it or force people off it to get private insurance, it will not be viable by 2030. The hospitals and regional centers are overbooked. Their medical teams are quitting, and they don't have the workforce to replace it, so they are just overworking those that remain, which will lead to more burn out. They are 100% dependent on countries like the US funding research on procedures, testing, and pharmaceuticals. If the 'Most Favored Nation' pricing for pharmaceuticals and healthcare takes shape, then their system will have to be forced out or collapse even sooner.

The holidays and GDP go hand in hand, you can't not work for 8-10% of the year and have a workforce that is content with social safety nets if they don't perform.

Gun deaths...that comes with it's own issues. Obviously they essentially banned handguns and now the government controls their speech, money, and lives.

Road deaths, a good number, but the avg UK citizen drives ~6k miles per year. The avg US citizen drives ~14k miles. If you do deaths per mile the UK is still 1st, but probability would say if miles and drivers both increased that number would rise.

Life expectancy, obesity, education, and drugs are awesome. Those are stats that I can tip my hat to.

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How about murders in the streets by jihadists?

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Mass shootings?