> The extent and magnitude of health disparities in the USA are truly alarming. In a country with the wealth and resources of the USA, it is intolerable that so many are living in conditions and with health outcomes akin to those of an entirely different country.

This is what happens when the prevailing attitude of adults in the country is still one that believes bootstrapping is an option available to everyone here, combined with a federal government that behaves otherwise and absolutely prioritizes capitalist strength over the wellbeing of the overall populace.