After over 200 years of being a country and trillions of dollars spent on creating loopholes for the rich, the US still have major pockets of people who live in the vicious cycle of poverty: the Deep South, the Appalachian Mountains, the Inner Cities, etc. just to name a few.  Please note that some of the poorest people in America, who suffer some of the greatest social ills you mention above are Caucasian people that live in the rural areas of the South - by the way strong Republican holds.  No one is immune from greedy people and poor leadership.  Mahalo for allowing me to point out that every country has problems, including America.  Can you get past this? This is my last email as I will no longer participate in a conversation with a person who is only here to cause trouble.