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[–] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Posting this at top level since its burried in replies:

Fact time. You don't always die when shot, and the US is a baby factory. I can't find good stats on non-lethal gunshot, so I'll do the rest.

Verdict: Pretty accurate.

  • 8.4% without health insurance (33 in 400)
  • 11.5% poverty rate (46 in 400)
  • 20% adults at or below literacy level 1 (80 in 400)
  • 57% mental illness untreated (228 in 400) (requires math from NIH source)

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[–] rallatsc@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Btw your 20% figure includes those at Level 1 literacy, only 8% are below level 1 (from your source)

[–] JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

What is level 1 defined as?

[–] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 years ago

my favourite is how tennessee effectively made insurance more expensive for everyone because one trans child wanted to play sports with her friends in school

[–] Strayce@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Because all the other shit is those two people's fault somehow, obvs.

[–] loutr@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

They need to make up reasons why their god is being such a piece of shit.

[–] teejay@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

You just accurately (and accidentally?) summarized all religions.

[–] TheMightyCanuck@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Holy shit the literacy rate is kinda shocking..

Do people not like to read? A quarter of the population is fucking NUTS

[–] Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Some people didn't have an opportunity to learn in the first place. Lack of education doesn't make someone "fucking NUTS".

[–] TeckFire@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

I think they meant a quarter of the population being illiterate, that is, that fact that such a statistic exists, is “fucking nuts,” not the illiterate population themselves.

[–] robocall@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

Those trans people better not play sports! /s