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Health Care: The US spent $5,805 per person on health care in 2003, considerably more per capita than every other industrialized nation (USA Today) .
Housing: There is a national crisis of affordability, as an estimated 12 million households now pay more then 50 percent of their annual incomes on housing. Recent policy has greatly undermined the infrastructure for housing the poor and put the housing voucher program at serious risk.
Education: An opinion poll released in December 2003 found that nearly half of school principals and superintendents view the No Child Left Behind Act as either politically motivated or aimed at undermining public schools (Education Week).
Child Care & Early Education: It puts children on the path for success in school. It enables parents to go to work. It’s important for individual families and the economy. But it needs public support. Get the facts on US child care policy, on Head Start, and see how the US ranks compared to other countries.
Welfare: Congressional reauthorization of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) has stalled, while calls for further reform persist. Insufficient federal funding and state budget crises continue to undermine the success of welfare reform.
Poverty & Income Distribution: The number of Americans living below the poverty line has risen in recent years, while the richest Americans grow even richer.
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