Moreover, the US has one of the highest rates of childhood poverty among the advanced countries (which was especially true before austerity policies dramatically increased poverty in several European countries), and lack of nutrition and health care in childhood has lifelong effects. Meanwhile, America’s gun laws contribute to the highest incidence of violent deaths among advanced countries, and its dependence on the automobile underpins a high rate of highway fatalities.
此外，美国是儿童贫困率最高的发达国家之一（在紧缩政策大幅增加了某些欧洲国家的贫困率之前，这一情况更加触目惊心），而在儿时缺乏营养和医疗会造成终身影响。与此同时，美国的枪支法律导致其称为发达国家中暴力致死事件最多的一个，而其对汽车的依赖则导致了高速公路致命事故率的高企。