One of the things that amazes me about the most prosperous nation on earth is how poorly the majority of workers are treated.

Australians get four weeks annual vacation plus public holidays, it is compulsary for empoyers to contribute to superannuation (my employer pays 9%), Long service leave and redundancy.

We have a universal health cover and pharmecutical benefits that are no means perfect but are great compared to the USA.

I wonder if US Goverment decided to stop spending so much money getting involved in other countries messes and spent the money making sure their citizens were better cared for, if that would be a better use for the tax payers money?

Just an observation.