People Are Revealing The Dark Side Of American Life And Here Are 40 Honest Stories
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Publish Not your original work? Add source The American dream is an idea that with enough hard work, courage, and sacrifice, anyone can lead a happy life. It's an aspirational belief that all individuals, regardless of where they come from or what family they were born into, can reach success if they just put their mind to it. Sure, the United States has plenty to be proud of-it's the most powerful country in the world that has a well-deserved reputation in culture, innovation, and democracy. However, it also has its flaws, showing that the American way of life is not always exactly a dream. Sometimes, when you're scrolling through social media, you come across posts where many discuss the unhealthy work-life balance, complicated housing crisis, flawed healthcare system, overwhelming debt-you name it. Take a look at what people have shared on the internet, and let us know what you think of it in the comment section below. This post may include affiliate links. #1
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Title Update Ieva Gailiūtė Ieva Gailiūtė Writer, BoredPanda staff Ieva is a writer at Bored Panda who graduated in Scandinavian studies from Vilnius University. After learning the Swedish language and getting completely lost in the world of Scandinavian mythology, she figured out that translating and writing is what she's passionate about. When not writing, Ieva enjoys making jewelry, going on hikes, reading and drinking coffee. Read more » Mindaugas Balčiauskas Mindaugas Balčiauskas Author, BoredPanda staff Photo editor at Bored Panda. Mindaugas has worked as a freelance photographer mainly doing events, product photography and has a recurring passion for macro photography. Read more » Show All Contributors Get the latest inspiring stories via our awesome iOS app! Download Bored Panda app! You May Like 30 Times Rich People Made It Clear To Everyone Else Just How Out Of Touch They Are Without Even Trying Ieva Pečiulytė “What Are Americans Not Ready To Hear?”: 40 People Share Honest Answers Indrė Lukošiūtė 50 Times Old People Had No Right To Be This Wholesome And Awesome Akvile Petraityte Popular on Bored Panda Woman Shows How "Harry Potter" Characters Were Supposed To Look According To Book Descriptions (35 Pics) 50 ‘Weird Facts’ About The World That Might Give You A Fresh Perspective Overworked Employee Quits Because He Wasn't Getting A Fair Wage, Costs The Company $40 Million 40 Embarrassing Moments People Didn't Know Who They Were Talking To And Made A Fool Of Themselves 30 Of The Most Hectic Homes As Shared On 'The Broke Agent' Instagram Account Bride Doesn't Include Wedding Dinner Price In Her Wedding Invites, Is Surprised To See Many Guests Canceling On Her After They Find Out 30 Of The Most Hectic Homes As Shared On 'The Broke Agent' Instagram Account Bride Doesn't Include Wedding Dinner Price In Her Wedding Invites, Is Surprised To See Many Guests Canceling On Her After They Find Out I Used AI To See What These 23 Popular Cartoon Characters Would Look Like In Real Life Leave a comment POST Anjelika Anjelika Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago I'm not going to "attack" America each country has its pros and cons, I can give you a list of Spains' problems, but my heart just breaks for all the families that dread going to the hospital and receiving that bill at the end of it 20 20points reply Felix Feline Felix Feline Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago I'm a lawyer and my wife is a doctor and we have what is considered to be excellent insurance. We are both frightened what will happen to us if we end up with a serious illness, especially when we retire. Unless you have at least $10 million squirrelled away, a serious illness will drive you into extreme poverty in the USA. 8 8points reply Load More Replies... Mary Bank Mary Bank Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago OR if you had a 'government' job. Thankfully my father is retired Navy and Police (Florida) and my mom worked for Central Florida University so they both have really great health care. My dad has on going heart issues since 1992 and my mom is extremely overweight with spine issues and diabetes. If they didn't have retired government health care they would be so f*cked. That being said, I moved to Canada 16 years ago and I will never move back to the states. I live in Toronto and coverage here is AWESOME (a lot of hospitals) and nothing like I was told growing up in the states. 1 1point reply Mazer Mazer Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago I don’t see this as an attack on America or Americans. These are very real problems negative impacting millions unnecessarily. These things need to be called out 2 2points reply Mart Se Mart Se Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago And somehow US citizens are still so brainwashed that they believe that USA is the best country ever 15 15points reply Mary Bank Mary Bank Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago SO TRUE, I had no idea until I moved to Ontario 16 years ago how bad it really was there ( from Florida). It is so much better up here. Canada has a lot of issues as well but the states is a dumpster fire I never saw until I removed myself from it. 7 7points reply Load More Replies... Randolph Croft Randolph Croft Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago (edited) Lived in Santa Barbara, CA for about 14 years, working with Res. Alien, paid taxes. Could not afford medical care. Insurance was offered or a small raise. Without the raise I would have had to move to a one bedroom apt, if I could find one. With my wife and cats. So I took care of the emergencies over that period with cash. Damage over time to my joints in feet and knees crippled me and made it impossible to work. Moved back to Canada 18 years ago. I can walk again. Have a decent home. No wife or cats (not related to most of this.) Yes, every country has problems, and Canada has a bunch. But we get a lot more for our taxes than the US does. And that includes healthcare. 5 5points reply Priya Priya Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 months ago All this posts makes me sick and even having inherent n legal heir of my grand uncle property, loyality in Chicago. I don't want to come even for valuation and selling off everything... It's just a pain 0 0points reply Meami Meami Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 8 months ago Except this is not true. Many of us are disgusted and embarrassed by our country. 2 2points reply Lea S. Lea S. Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago I know it's not the best country ever. I've lived and worked in my neighborhood for twenty years - everyone I know ALSO knows it's not the best country. Unfortunately, we can't leave. The general population is just trying to survive and dreaming of being somewhere else and praying to a higher power that we don't get sick. The lower class stuck here, the poverty ridden who will never pay off their student debt? We know - please don't make it hurt worse by insulting us. 2 2points reply Tamra Stiffler Tamra Stiffler Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago Have you actually read any of the comments above? Made by angry, frustrated, and AWARE citizens of the US? 2 2points reply Caro Caro Caro Caro Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago Well, this was very depressing. 13 13points reply Walking On Sunshine Walking On Sunshine Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago Yes. Very. 3 3points reply Load More Replies... Tamra Stiffler Tamra Stiffler Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago Tell me about it. 1 1point reply Load More Comments POST Anjelika Anjelika Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago I'm not going to "attack" America each country has its pros and cons, I can give you a list of Spains' problems, but my heart just breaks for all the families that dread going to the hospital and receiving that bill at the end of it 20 20points reply Felix Feline Felix Feline Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago I'm a lawyer and my wife is a doctor and we have what is considered to be excellent insurance. We are both frightened what will happen to us if we end up with a serious illness, especially when we retire. Unless you have at least $10 million squirrelled away, a serious illness will drive you into extreme poverty in the USA. 8 8points reply Load More Replies... Mary Bank Mary Bank Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago OR if you had a 'government' job. Thankfully my father is retired Navy and Police (Florida) and my mom worked for Central Florida University so they both have really great health care. My dad has on going heart issues since 1992 and my mom is extremely overweight with spine issues and diabetes. If they didn't have retired government health care they would be so f*cked. That being said, I moved to Canada 16 years ago and I will never move back to the states. I live in Toronto and coverage here is AWESOME (a lot of hospitals) and nothing like I was told growing up in the states. 1 1point reply Mazer Mazer Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago I don’t see this as an attack on America or Americans. These are very real problems negative impacting millions unnecessarily. These things need to be called out 2 2points reply Mart Se Mart Se Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago And somehow US citizens are still so brainwashed that they believe that USA is the best country ever 15 15points reply Mary Bank Mary Bank Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago SO TRUE, I had no idea until I moved to Ontario 16 years ago how bad it really was there ( from Florida). It is so much better up here. Canada has a lot of issues as well but the states is a dumpster fire I never saw until I removed myself from it. 7 7points reply Load More Replies... Randolph Croft Randolph Croft Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago (edited) Lived in Santa Barbara, CA for about 14 years, working with Res. Alien, paid taxes. Could not afford medical care. Insurance was offered or a small raise. Without the raise I would have had to move to a one bedroom apt, if I could find one. With my wife and cats. So I took care of the emergencies over that period with cash. Damage over time to my joints in feet and knees crippled me and made it impossible to work. Moved back to Canada 18 years ago. I can walk again. Have a decent home. No wife or cats (not related to most of this.) Yes, every country has problems, and Canada has a bunch. But we get a lot more for our taxes than the US does. And that includes healthcare. 5 5points reply Priya Priya Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 months ago All this posts makes me sick and even having inherent n legal heir of my grand uncle property, loyality in Chicago. I don't want to come even for valuation and selling off everything... It's just a pain 0 0points reply Meami Meami Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 8 months ago Except this is not true. Many of us are disgusted and embarrassed by our country. 2 2points reply Lea S. Lea S. Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago I know it's not the best country ever. I've lived and worked in my neighborhood for twenty years - everyone I know ALSO knows it's not the best country. Unfortunately, we can't leave. The general population is just trying to survive and dreaming of being somewhere else and praying to a higher power that we don't get sick. The lower class stuck here, the poverty ridden who will never pay off their student debt? We know - please don't make it hurt worse by insulting us. 2 2points reply Tamra Stiffler Tamra Stiffler Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago Have you actually read any of the comments above? Made by angry, frustrated, and AWARE citizens of the US? 2 2points reply Caro Caro Caro Caro Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago Well, this was very depressing. 13 13points reply Walking On Sunshine Walking On Sunshine Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago Yes. Very. 3 3points reply Load More Replies... Tamra Stiffler Tamra Stiffler Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago Tell me about it. 1 1point reply Load More Comments Popular on Bored Panda I Used AI To See What These 23 Popular Cartoon Characters Would Look Like In Real Life 30 Y.O. 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People Are Revealing The Dark Side Of American Life And Here Are 40 Honest Stories Interview
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Publish Not your original work? Add source The American dream is an idea that with enough hard work, courage, and sacrifice, anyone can lead a happy life. It's an aspirational belief that all individuals, regardless of where they come from or what family they were born into, can reach success if they just put their mind to it. Sure, the United States has plenty to be proud of-it's the most powerful country in the world that has a well-deserved reputation in culture, innovation, and democracy. However, it also has its flaws, showing that the American way of life is not always exactly a dream. Sometimes, when you're scrolling through social media, you come across posts where many discuss the unhealthy work-life balance, complicated housing crisis, flawed healthcare system, overwhelming debt-you name it. Take a look at what people have shared on the internet, and let us know what you think of it in the comment section below. This post may include affiliate links. #1
Injustice In USA
Powerfulwoman20 , twitter.com Report Final score: 338points POST Abhinc Abhinc Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago You don't want abortions ?? Start with sex education maybe !? In the US in 2011 : 98 pregnancies for every 1,000 women aged 15–44 (6.1 million pregnancies) ... Almost half of them were unintended (45%, or 2.8 million) !! Nearly 1,700 teens ages 15 to 17 years give birth every week. About 8 in 10 (83%) teens did not receive sex education before they first had sex. The US ranks first among developed nations in rates of teenage pregnancy and abortion (and sexually transmitted diseases too btw !!) Yet only 24 states require sex education in schools. Nationwide, only 14% of middle schools and 38% of high schools teach all the topics required in sex education nationwide ... Since 1996, over $1 billion in state and federal funding has been allocated for abstinence-only education, despite evidence showing this approach is ineffective. 85 85points reply View More Replies... View more comments #2USA
My_Memes_Will_Cure_U , twitter.com Report Final score: 314points POST N G N G Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago wearing a mask shouldn't be a political statement. 137 137points reply View More Replies... View more comments We reached out to one of the users who shared a post about the difficulties of living in the US with fellow r/AntiWork community members. The author preferred to stay anonymous but was kind enough to share their thoughts with us. "The reason why I posted this on r/AntiWork was mainly to show people the ridiculous situation happening in the United States," the user told Bored Panda. They mentioned an example that a few weeks ago, several states passed laws that allowed 14-year-olds to work until 11 PM: "Many people were outraged because these companies would rather use 'child labor' instead of providing adults a 'living wage.'" The author said that they can see the US as perhaps a great country to live in if you are a business owner: "Low regulations compared to other first-world nations-no required maternity/paternity leave, most states don't mandate breaks/lunches for adults, low minimum wage, most states being at-will employment (so you can fire employees at will with little repercussions)." #3Uteruses Are Weapons Of Mass Destruction In The USA
DonaldWillKillUsAll , twitter.com Report Final score: 303points POST Wang Zhuang Wang Zhuang Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago So sad, so true 60 60points reply View more comments #4And That s Why USA Is Not Gonna Get Better Americans Think That They Are Better Than Anybody In This World
johnmory , twitter.com Report Final score: 270points POST Mazer Mazer Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago (edited) The aholes in the government want you to believe nothing you do will make a difference. They are wrong, it’s all propaganda. They want you uneducated, poor and too busy to care or pay attention, it’s evil, it makes the USA weak and vulnerable. It’s why the illicit drug scene is thriving. Watch some Robert Reich YouTube videos and hold onto whatever hope you can. Vote, write letters..do what you can to be a part of the solution not a part of the problem 48 48points reply View More Replies... View more comments They want to clarify that they disagree with all these regulations being acceptable in this country and feel all of them need to be addressed. However, "from a selfish standpoint, if you are rich, this really is probably a great place to live." "Your assets are basically stable, strong military prevents instability in the country financially, most of the politicians willingly support your causes and the public will even blindly support your causes even when it goes against their interest, etc.," they mentioned. "From what I can gather is that certain jobs in the USA pay much more than in other countries, like in the tech sector," the user mentioned. "So unless you get a job in the tech sector here then maybe it is better than in other developed countries." #5Let s Face It USA
targaryenofvalyria , twitter.com Report Final score: 261points POST Walking On Sunshine Walking On Sunshine Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago So true. All these bastards should be in jail, including the orange stain! 86 86points reply View More Replies... View more comments #6Insulin Should Be Free
NYLaw , twitter.com Report Final score: 252points POST Mazer Mazer Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago Lots of issues with prescriptions and access to care that need to be changed. 50 50points reply View More Replies... View more comments According to Zippia, with around 12.2M tech industry workers, net tech employment accounts for 7.9% of the total U.S. workforce. However, they have a huge impact on the U.S. economy since tech employees make up to 85% more than those in other industries: "And this number becomes even more inflated in certain areas. For example, tech workers in San Jose, California, earn up to 507% more than the average area salary." Yet, those who are not employed in this sector are much more vulnerable: "Should something truly catastrophic happen, your ability to pay for healthcare, housing, food evaporates, and the public options in most of this country with their onerous red tape are designed to facilitate your death while you wait for them to kick in," the author said. #7Wow USA
callanish , twitter.com Report Final score: 238points POST Mazer Mazer Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago Had a huge debate with a nurse back in the 1980’s when the medical system changed from being compassionate snd having the patient be the main focus to having the guy who writes the checks be in charge of care. I said this is going to flat out till people, she disagreed. Sure enough within a year young poverty stricken kids with serious multiple medical problems began dying. Within another year free clinics were popping up to care for rural patients. One of the suits at Aetna insurance went to visit his father in rural Maine, read the paper advertising the free clinics, got up at 7am convincing himself nobody would show. The line had started forming at 5am and was a quarter mile long by 7am. Dude stayed all day, learning about how bad things are. He quit his job the next day, could not stand the contradictions of the opulence his company afforded him and those turned away from care fir “previously existing” issues or who lost everything due to outrageous billing practices. 73 73points reply View More Replies... View more comments #8God Bless The USA
Sayl0 Report Final score: 229points POST Serial pacifist Serial pacifist Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago Don't forget the ultimate 'feat' of the 21 century - the Great Wall of Trumpia. 68 68points reply View More Replies... View more comments "Factor in cheaper rent [in other countries], cheaper transit, twice as much vacation time, etc., and the US advantages fade away real quick," they continued. "No big difference in grocery costs, and other day-to-day expenses, much faster internet speeds, affordable and usable phone plans." The user added: "The only advantages in America for an employee are cheaper single-family homes if you live in such an area, cheaper gas prices (but CA gas prices are about halfway between the UK and the rest of US), and cheaper cars (new & used)." They think that if you're not employed in the tech sector, "aren't born rich, and just want to live as an employee, EU countries give you a much better bang for buck." #9What Passes For Christianity In The USA Is Anything But The Teachings Of Jesus
regian24 , twitter.com Report Final score: 229points POST James016 James016 Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago Thoughts and prayers are one thing. Actually *doing* something is quite another 77 77points reply View More Replies... View more comments #10God Bless The USA
JamlessSandwich Report Final score: 226points POST Rick Rick Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago It took me a moment to realise the first tweet actually came from a legitimate account 71 71points reply View More Replies... View more comments #11This Is USA
jabonkagigi , twitter.com Report Final score: 211points POST Ranch Dressing Ranch Dressing Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago So, these are apples that grow on peoples trees. Extra apples, you give them to your neighbours (or people walking past) 51 51points reply View More Replies... View more comments "Overall though, for the average person, I just don't see the benefits," the author said. "If one has any illness or health issues (chronic or otherwise), you are basically not guaranteed healthcare and could simply just go bankrupt with no assistance. The culture here is people worrying about petty things (religion and other things) over helping their fellow citizens get proper healthcare, etc." On a final note, having to deal with such issues daily puts a toll on people's emotional well-being: "This is anecdotal but one of the worst things I have done for my mental health was learning how the USA truly operates. I'm sure that some people feel the same way." #12My Sister Passed Away Today
JeffRicksDude Report Final score: 210points POST Jules Jules Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago That's appalling and unforgivable. So very sorry for your loss and that you live in the US. 79 79points reply View More Replies... View more comments #13The USA Is Proof Propaganda Works
DelmaButterfield , twitter.com Report Final score: 200points POST Mazer Mazer Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago Some Americans. Please don’t disregard those of us fighting every single dah to change things (it’s what many of us boomers are use to doing, and instead of acting like a Chandler Halderson by calling us names and acting like spoiled brats you millennials might want to pay more attention, many of us have been doing this for decades and know one thing is true about persistent common sense ideas and policies and getting things done, but we will keep that tidbit close to the vest until you learn to play nice together). 31 31points reply View More Replies... View more comments #14Disabled People In The USA With Medicaid Are Not Allowed To Have More Than 2000 Dollars
yuritopiaposadism , twitter.com Report Final score: 189points POST Mazer Mazer Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago And yet people in America constantly trash struggling fellow Americans…the disabled, the poor, the mentally ill, homeless vets, as if those people wanted to be in those positions. Then they are victimized again for self medicating because in reality there is no access to effective affordable long term mental health professionals. Yet few complain about the BILLIONS of dollars going to Wall Street welfare or to the losses the 1% cost everyone in loss of taxes due to the hoarding of billions in off shore accounts 51 51points reply View More Replies... View more comments #15A Human With More Power Had To Put Them There
Unknown Report Final score: 188points POST Abhinc Abhinc Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago The 3 richest men in the US own more than the bottom 50% of the population, making the country the worst worldwide considering wealth inequality ... According to a study by Chuck Collins and Josh Hoxie : The three dynastic wealthiest families (the Waltons, the Kochs, and the Mars) have seen their wealth increase nearly 6,000 percent since 1982. Meanwhile, median household wealth over the same period went down by 3 percent ... The federal minimum wage nowadays is worth $2 less today than it was in 1968 when adjusted for inflation. 40 40points reply View More Replies... View more comments #16Omicron s Mild
WendyACronin Report Final score: 186points POST Oopsydaisy Oopsydaisy Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago Exactly. 33 33points reply View more comments #17I Pledge Allegiance To The Flag Of The USA… With Liberty For… Only The 1% Apparently
taaiwa Report Final score: 181points POST Foxxy (The Original) Foxxy (The Original) Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago (edited) I remember hearing about this years ago and was appalled at the injustice. I understand that the homeless man got more of a sentence because he was armed with some sort of weapon but he was desperate and needed the money to survive. Maybe if there were better services he wouldn't have had to make that choice. He even felt remorse and handed himself in. The CEO did it out of greed, tried covering it up and showed no remorse. 62 62points reply View More Replies... View more comments #18Now That America Has Lost Yet A Nother Senseless War They Started Maybe It s Time To Learn A Lesson From This And Defund The Military And Instead Spend That Money Actually Taking Care Of The Needs Of The People Of The USA
BelleAriel , twitter.com Report Final score: 180points POST Walking On Sunshine Walking On Sunshine Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago Republicans are warmongers. Bush should be in jail for his WMD lie. Trump should be in jail for treason. It's bullshit. 65 65points reply View More Replies... View more comments #19USA USA
tetrahedron0 Report Final score: 175points POST Rijkærd Rijkærd Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago Its time we actually had the Punisher around. 24 24points reply View More Replies... View more comments #20Every Other Developed Nation Sick Help USA How We Gonna Pay For It
britch2tiger Report Final score: 171points POST Walking On Sunshine Walking On Sunshine Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago I feel this. My husband had cancer. He was only 60 and it took him fast. Here I sit, still devastated, knowing I used all his life insurance to pay medical bills, and now I lose my house in June because I can't pay $4600 in property taxes. Is this the American dream? We both worked and paid taxes for over 30 years! 88 88points reply View More Replies... View more comments #21The USA Spends 2 Trillion For Wars And Not Enough Money For Health Insurance
Mary-Trustyn-Wise Report Final score: 159points POST Walking On Sunshine Walking On Sunshine Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago Seems like it? Our politicians are greedy sell outs. 37 37points reply View More Replies... View more comments #22Pictures Like This Makes Me Never Want To Visit USA
regian24 Report Final score: 155points POST Abhinc Abhinc Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago Meanwhile try breastfeeding in public ... 173 173points reply View More Replies... View more comments #23Stay Strong USA
cas2ie , twitter.com Report Final score: 152points POST Michael Olsen Michael Olsen Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago As a European we will take your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. 58 58points reply View More Replies... View more comments #24USA #1
BelleAriel , twitter.com Report Final score: 142points POST Caro Caro Caro Caro Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago Life expectancy for males in the USA is ranked 39th. That's not something to be proud of. https://www.worlddata.info/life-expectancy.php#by-population 18 18points reply View More Replies... View more comments #25How Terrorists Are Defined In USA
killHACKS Report Final score: 136points POST Walking On Sunshine Walking On Sunshine Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago If it ain't white, it ain't right. ~Donald Trump. 51 51points reply View More Replies... View more comments See Also on Bored Panda Woman Shows How "Harry Potter" Characters Were Supposed To Look According To Book Descriptions (35 Pics) 50 ‘Weird Facts’ About The World That Might Give You A Fresh Perspective #26USA #1 Again
Hi_Im_Phill Report Final score: 135points POST Lousha Lousha Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago Hungary should not be on this list either. We don't get automatic (mostly) free healthcare like in the UK. (Well children do.) If you're an adult, you have it as long as you're employed and the insurance pay is deducted from your salary, or you're self employed and you pay for it. When you lose your job you can still have it for a little while if you're a registered job seeker, but after a few months that's gone too. From that point when you have zero income you can only keep your access to healthcare if you pay the insurance rates. You know, out of your zero income. If you don't, you're not insured and you'll only be treated if it's a life threatening emergency. The pandemic took away lots of people's jobs and I'm sure not all of them had enough savings (Hungary is one of the worst when it comes to people having savings) to pay for a continued insurance, therefore saying 0 lost their coverage is just not true. 32 32points reply View More Replies... View more comments #27Health Care In The USA
dnkedanke Report Final score: 135points POST SomePilot SomePilot Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago i dont get why you even have to pay for your health 33 33points reply View More Replies... View more comments #28The USA Is A Trip
regian24 Report Final score: 127points POST Mazer Mazer Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago Not true, there are some very brilliant people working hard every day to try to change things for the better. 13 13points reply View More Replies... View more comments #29What Has USA Become
AvocadoOnPizzaIsShit Report Final score: 127points POST NsG NsG Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 9 months ago If I recall correctly, weren't there several tweets and similar wondering why Obama didn't do more to prevent 9/11? That man hold so much real estate in their heads - amazing how threatened they feel by someone with more intelligence in his left foot than in their entire bodies. (And I'm not saying he was perfect, not by any stretch - he was just a well educated man sandwiched between an idiot and a moron) 50 50points reply View More Replies... View more comments #30Fun Fact About The USA
mboop127 Report Final score: 123points POST Walking On Sunshine Walking On Sunshine Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago I never understood why they just don't cut out the interest. Apparently it pays more to service these loans every year than it is worth keeping them. 20 20points reply View More Replies... View more comments #31Since We Postin School Lunches USA
BennyTwoToes_ Report Final score: 123points POST Rick Rick Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago Can someone translate WTF that food is supposed to be? I can make out the applesauce but the other two? 35 35points reply View More Replies... View more comments #32America Must Liberate The American People And End The Tyranny Of USA
Little_Coach5522 Report Final score: 122points POST Walking On Sunshine Walking On Sunshine Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago Ooooh I felt this. Hard. Hard truth. 24 24points reply View More Replies... View more comments #33Losing A Job Is More Than Loss Of Income In The USA
regian24 , twitter.com Report Final score: 120points POST renee brack renee brack Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago The USA didn't abolish slavery. They just re-branded it. 107 107points reply View More Replies... View more comments #34A One Month Supply Of My Son s New Cystic Fibrosis Medicine At $24 000 It s The Most Expensive Thing I ve Ever Held In One Hand
gozer-Agr4589 Report Final score: 119points POST Michael Olsen Michael Olsen Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago My cancer medicin is US$7.000 a month but I am a lucky to live in Denmark so I get it for free 91 91points reply View More Replies... View more comments #35USA USA USA!
BelleAriel , twitter.com Report Final score: 104points POST Abhinc Abhinc Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago In a November 2005 speech at the National Institutes of Health, US President George W. Bush: 'If we wait for a pandemic to appear, it will be too late to prepare' ... According to the Coronavirus Resource Center by John Hopkins University of Medicine ... US : 865,968 deaths, more than World war I, World war II, Vietnam war, and 9/11 combined. Most affected country worldwide ... 22 22points reply View More Replies... View more comments See Also on Bored Panda Overworked Employee Quits Because He Wasn't Getting A Fair Wage, Costs The Company $40 Million 40 Embarrassing Moments People Didn't Know Who They Were Talking To And Made A Fool Of Themselves #36Poverty
Report Final score: 96points POST Mazer Mazer Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago And being a woman or a woman of any other heritage that white European. 12 12points reply View More Replies... View more comments #37How I Became A Homeowner In My 20s
mothcub_ Report Final score: 95points POST Abhinc Abhinc Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago 46% of US homeless citizens work full time but still can't afford rent ... The federal minimum wage is worth $2 less today than it was in 1968 when adjusted for inflation. Meanwhile the cost to buy a house increased by almost 14% in just one year !! 34 34points reply View More Replies... View more comments #38This Is A Real Text My Wife Received Yesterday In The USA It Looks Like Cheap Electronics Aren t The Only Thing To Save Up For On Black Friday
Toothbrush1217 Report Final score: 92points POST Wang Zhuang Wang Zhuang Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago A Black Friday sale on health insurance plans? Seriously? Ugh! 22 22points reply View More Replies... View more comments #39We Did It, Everybody! USA USA
42words Report Final score: 79points POST Ranch Dressing Ranch Dressing Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago Wow, that headline is REALLY insensitive 18 18points reply View More Replies... View more comments #4050 Shades Of Rubber Bullets Used In USA Protests
shadow_shooter Report Final score: 67points POST Mazer Mazer Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago (edited) I sooooo wish there were more police officer supervisors like Sheriff Grady Judd in Florida. He advises his newly hired officers upon that he expects the citizens and visitors to his county to be treated well, that officers will be held to a higher standard and anyone unwilling to get on his program or is foolish enough to test his authority are immediate dealt with and they are publicly shamed. 22 22points reply View More Replies... View more comments Note: this post originally had 86 images. It’s been shortened to the top 40 images based on user votes. Anyone can write on Bored Panda. Start writing! Follow Bored Panda on Google News! Follow us on Flipboard.com/@boredpanda! Add New Image Add Your Photo To This List Please use high-res photos without watermarks Upload Photo Ooops! Your image is too large, maximum file size is 8 MB. Not your original work? Add source Publish Change image Upload Photo Ooops! Your image is too large, maximum file size is 8 MB. Upload Upload Edit Image Error occurred when generating embed. Please check link and try again. Render conversationUse html version
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You May Like 30 Times Rich People Made It Clear To Everyone Else Just How Out Of Touch They Are Without Even Trying Ieva Pečiulytė “What Are Americans Not Ready To Hear?”: 40 People Share Honest Answers Indrė Lukošiūtė 50 Times Old People Had No Right To Be This Wholesome And Awesome Akvile Petraityte Popular on Bored Panda Woman Shows How "Harry Potter" Characters Were Supposed To Look According To Book Descriptions (35 Pics) 50 ‘Weird Facts’ About The World That Might Give You A Fresh Perspective Overworked Employee Quits Because He Wasn't Getting A Fair Wage, Costs The Company $40 Million 40 Embarrassing Moments People Didn't Know Who They Were Talking To And Made A Fool Of Themselves 30 Of The Most Hectic Homes As Shared On 'The Broke Agent' Instagram Account Bride Doesn't Include Wedding Dinner Price In Her Wedding Invites, Is Surprised To See Many Guests Canceling On Her After They Find Out 30 Of The Most Hectic Homes As Shared On 'The Broke Agent' Instagram Account Bride Doesn't Include Wedding Dinner Price In Her Wedding Invites, Is Surprised To See Many Guests Canceling On Her After They Find Out I Used AI To See What These 23 Popular Cartoon Characters Would Look Like In Real Life Leave a comment POST Anjelika Anjelika Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago I'm not going to "attack" America each country has its pros and cons, I can give you a list of Spains' problems, but my heart just breaks for all the families that dread going to the hospital and receiving that bill at the end of it 20 20points reply Felix Feline Felix Feline Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago I'm a lawyer and my wife is a doctor and we have what is considered to be excellent insurance. We are both frightened what will happen to us if we end up with a serious illness, especially when we retire. Unless you have at least $10 million squirrelled away, a serious illness will drive you into extreme poverty in the USA. 8 8points reply Load More Replies... Mary Bank Mary Bank Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago OR if you had a 'government' job. Thankfully my father is retired Navy and Police (Florida) and my mom worked for Central Florida University so they both have really great health care. My dad has on going heart issues since 1992 and my mom is extremely overweight with spine issues and diabetes. If they didn't have retired government health care they would be so f*cked. That being said, I moved to Canada 16 years ago and I will never move back to the states. I live in Toronto and coverage here is AWESOME (a lot of hospitals) and nothing like I was told growing up in the states. 1 1point reply Mazer Mazer Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago I don’t see this as an attack on America or Americans. These are very real problems negative impacting millions unnecessarily. These things need to be called out 2 2points reply Mart Se Mart Se Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago And somehow US citizens are still so brainwashed that they believe that USA is the best country ever 15 15points reply Mary Bank Mary Bank Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago SO TRUE, I had no idea until I moved to Ontario 16 years ago how bad it really was there ( from Florida). It is so much better up here. Canada has a lot of issues as well but the states is a dumpster fire I never saw until I removed myself from it. 7 7points reply Load More Replies... Randolph Croft Randolph Croft Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago (edited) Lived in Santa Barbara, CA for about 14 years, working with Res. Alien, paid taxes. Could not afford medical care. Insurance was offered or a small raise. Without the raise I would have had to move to a one bedroom apt, if I could find one. With my wife and cats. So I took care of the emergencies over that period with cash. Damage over time to my joints in feet and knees crippled me and made it impossible to work. Moved back to Canada 18 years ago. I can walk again. Have a decent home. No wife or cats (not related to most of this.) Yes, every country has problems, and Canada has a bunch. But we get a lot more for our taxes than the US does. And that includes healthcare. 5 5points reply Priya Priya Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 months ago All this posts makes me sick and even having inherent n legal heir of my grand uncle property, loyality in Chicago. I don't want to come even for valuation and selling off everything... It's just a pain 0 0points reply Meami Meami Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 8 months ago Except this is not true. Many of us are disgusted and embarrassed by our country. 2 2points reply Lea S. Lea S. Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago I know it's not the best country ever. I've lived and worked in my neighborhood for twenty years - everyone I know ALSO knows it's not the best country. Unfortunately, we can't leave. The general population is just trying to survive and dreaming of being somewhere else and praying to a higher power that we don't get sick. The lower class stuck here, the poverty ridden who will never pay off their student debt? We know - please don't make it hurt worse by insulting us. 2 2points reply Tamra Stiffler Tamra Stiffler Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago Have you actually read any of the comments above? Made by angry, frustrated, and AWARE citizens of the US? 2 2points reply Caro Caro Caro Caro Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago Well, this was very depressing. 13 13points reply Walking On Sunshine Walking On Sunshine Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago Yes. Very. 3 3points reply Load More Replies... Tamra Stiffler Tamra Stiffler Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago Tell me about it. 1 1point reply Load More Comments POST Anjelika Anjelika Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago I'm not going to "attack" America each country has its pros and cons, I can give you a list of Spains' problems, but my heart just breaks for all the families that dread going to the hospital and receiving that bill at the end of it 20 20points reply Felix Feline Felix Feline Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago I'm a lawyer and my wife is a doctor and we have what is considered to be excellent insurance. We are both frightened what will happen to us if we end up with a serious illness, especially when we retire. Unless you have at least $10 million squirrelled away, a serious illness will drive you into extreme poverty in the USA. 8 8points reply Load More Replies... Mary Bank Mary Bank Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago OR if you had a 'government' job. Thankfully my father is retired Navy and Police (Florida) and my mom worked for Central Florida University so they both have really great health care. My dad has on going heart issues since 1992 and my mom is extremely overweight with spine issues and diabetes. If they didn't have retired government health care they would be so f*cked. That being said, I moved to Canada 16 years ago and I will never move back to the states. I live in Toronto and coverage here is AWESOME (a lot of hospitals) and nothing like I was told growing up in the states. 1 1point reply Mazer Mazer Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago I don’t see this as an attack on America or Americans. These are very real problems negative impacting millions unnecessarily. These things need to be called out 2 2points reply Mart Se Mart Se Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago And somehow US citizens are still so brainwashed that they believe that USA is the best country ever 15 15points reply Mary Bank Mary Bank Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago SO TRUE, I had no idea until I moved to Ontario 16 years ago how bad it really was there ( from Florida). It is so much better up here. Canada has a lot of issues as well but the states is a dumpster fire I never saw until I removed myself from it. 7 7points reply Load More Replies... Randolph Croft Randolph Croft Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago (edited) Lived in Santa Barbara, CA for about 14 years, working with Res. Alien, paid taxes. Could not afford medical care. Insurance was offered or a small raise. Without the raise I would have had to move to a one bedroom apt, if I could find one. With my wife and cats. So I took care of the emergencies over that period with cash. Damage over time to my joints in feet and knees crippled me and made it impossible to work. Moved back to Canada 18 years ago. I can walk again. Have a decent home. No wife or cats (not related to most of this.) Yes, every country has problems, and Canada has a bunch. But we get a lot more for our taxes than the US does. And that includes healthcare. 5 5points reply Priya Priya Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 months ago All this posts makes me sick and even having inherent n legal heir of my grand uncle property, loyality in Chicago. I don't want to come even for valuation and selling off everything... It's just a pain 0 0points reply Meami Meami Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 8 months ago Except this is not true. Many of us are disgusted and embarrassed by our country. 2 2points reply Lea S. Lea S. Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago I know it's not the best country ever. I've lived and worked in my neighborhood for twenty years - everyone I know ALSO knows it's not the best country. Unfortunately, we can't leave. The general population is just trying to survive and dreaming of being somewhere else and praying to a higher power that we don't get sick. The lower class stuck here, the poverty ridden who will never pay off their student debt? We know - please don't make it hurt worse by insulting us. 2 2points reply Tamra Stiffler Tamra Stiffler Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago Have you actually read any of the comments above? Made by angry, frustrated, and AWARE citizens of the US? 2 2points reply Caro Caro Caro Caro Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago Well, this was very depressing. 13 13points reply Walking On Sunshine Walking On Sunshine Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago Yes. Very. 3 3points reply Load More Replies... Tamra Stiffler Tamra Stiffler Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago Tell me about it. 1 1point reply Load More Comments Popular on Bored Panda I Used AI To See What These 23 Popular Cartoon Characters Would Look Like In Real Life 30 Y.O. 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