But they would also learn that of the world's great rich nations, American life expectancy is the lowest, while Our childhood poverty, murder, and maternal mortality rates are the highest [among the world's great rich nations]. They would see a nation that at the height of its wealth and power, fell into the very traps that they most feared. (03:18–03:33)
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Asserts that the U.S. has the highest rates of childhood poverty, murder, and maternal mortality among wealthy nations.
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