What Is Going On Here? US Rank in the Global Community: Business: • Number of billionaires: 1st • Economy (by Gross Domestic Product): 1st • Number of Biggest Businesses: 1st People: • Personal Freedom: 15th • Happiness: 23rd • Health: 33rd • Household income: 4th • Healthcare Spending: 1st (the most per person) • Vacation time: Last. (The only advanced economy with no mandated paid vacation days.) WHY is the US so good for business but not for the people? The US is the heart and home of Big Money controlling the political agenda, telling politicians what to do and how to vote. If we want a government of the people and by the people, we need to get big money out of politics. We need publicly financed elections and an end to money-based lobbying.