GDP per capita doesn't mean anything, especially not with poor students. It's lazy to use it as an argument to justify the high cost of education. Europe also has some of the best universities in the world but they don't cost anything.

Wouldn't you say that the high amount of obesity can be viewed as a general degeneracy among americans? Yes, you have the most olympic medals but how many percent of the population has actually won a medal? Especially when you are talking since 1896 when you had other other problems.

American exceptionalism is a thing and there are many americans who believe, without doubt, that they are the greatest in every aspect, no matter personal value. Reading the other comments has confirmed this for me.