Well, the good news is that the United States is not in last place. The bad news is that Of 36 countries, we rank 35th ahead of Uruguay, richest country on earth, has almost the lowest child, highest childhood poverty rate of any major country on earth. And today, because of the nature of our economy, where it takes a mom and a dad both to go out and work in a working class family, one might … (12:17–12:38)
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Asserts that the U.S. ranks 35th out of 36 countries in child poverty, just ahead of Uruguay.
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