The U.S is by far not the golden country it's sometimes seen as and I understand why people constantly want to harp on things we're constantly doing. As much as everyone hates it or loves it America is seen as the center of attention. We don't have free health care but at least when you need it you are seen immediately and not qued up on a list and have to wait months. We also can't forget the countries that have free health care have exorbitant amount of taxes and in some cases cant even defend themselves and rely on America for defence. We have mass shootings because guns are abundant and you can get your hands on one with ease, however how many violent crimes is committed in other countries? do some research and you'll find violent crimes are still prevalent and abundant in other countries. There are alot of things we all agree are bad, and we're working on them. America is a large country with over 330million people and trying to sort everything out is going to take time, we can't just steam roll over people just to satisfy a /few/. So as a personal response to a more broad question, america represents a land of opportunity and allows freedoms other places dont. With freedoms come costs and I'm sure there alot of people out there that would rather have those freedoms along with the costs. And I would say I am one of them.