How Bad Are Things?

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In America right now:
> About 1% of people are in prison at any given time
> About 2% of people are on probation
> About 1% of people are in nursing homes or hospices
> About 2% of people have dementia
> About 20% of people have chronic pain. About two-thirds of people with chronic pain describe it as “constant”, and half of people describe it as “unbearable and excruciating”.
> About 7% of people have depression
> About 2% of people are cognitively disabled aka mentally retarded
> About 1% of people are schizophrenic
> About 20% of people are on food stamps
> About 1% of people are wheelchair-bound
> About 7% of people are alcoholic
>About 0.5% of people are chronic heroin users
> About 4.3% of people are unemployed as per the official definition which includes only those looking for jobs
> About 3% of people are former workers now receiving disability payments
> About 1% of people experience domestic violence each year
> About 10% of people were sexually abused as children, many of whom are still working through the trauma.
>20% of people were physically abused as children
> About 9% of people (male and female) have been raped during their lifetime

If you're an American, and you or anyone you know in your family or among your friends that doesn't have any of the above problems, then you're extremely lucky. The chances of it are minuscule.