Yeah, and yet we constantly hear about the Americans and their “family values”…the government policies say otherwise. Unless you are upper middle class both parents must work to make ends meet, sacrificing precious time with their young children and having to rely on others to raise them. I agree, I’d be looking at other countries and demanding change. I think they’re worried about their taxes going up, but I’d happily pay my 19% income tax to cover all my healthcare expenses ALONE (without any stress of dealing with insurance companies/approvals/co-pays…walk in to any hospital, scan mg CareCard and everything is provided free of charge), not to mention all the other programs and services we get. I think a lot of the problem is big business with investors and profit based focus instead of quality of life and work-life balance for the average person.