People from outside USA think about it as a rich country where there are a lot more resources, but that's not so true. I don't want to contaminate this with political crap, just a social critic and show your support.
It's a shame a so big and resourced country wastes so much money on unneeded or even damaging crap just to make a few ones the richest in the world, but it can't help their citizens in have a better life. Even worse, people could have a really disgusting and traumatic accident and need to pay for all the expenses!