Kungani amaMelika Ejabule Ngaphansi Kokokuqala

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• Abaphenyi babheka izinto eziningi ukuthola ukuthi injabulo iyini.
• Pho, kungani abantu baseMelika bedabukile?
• Ukubamba iqhaza elibonakalayo enjabulweni yakho nasemphakathini kungasiza.
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I-ICYMI, iNorway ngokusemthethweni iyizwe elijabule kakhulu emhlabeni, ngokusho kwe-World Happiness Report yango-2017, (isusa iDenmark esihlalweni sayo sobukhosi ngemuva kokubusa kweminyaka emithathu). Isizwe saseScandinavia saphinde sakhipha namanye amazwe afana ne-Iceland neSwitzerland. Lawa mazwe ngokuvamile athatha izindawo eziphezulu, ngakho-ke akukho zimanga ezinkulu lapho, kepha izwe elilodwa elingahambanga kahle kangaka? I-United States, ebikleliswe endaweni ye-14 iyonke. Mhlawumbe yingakho kunesigaba sonke embikweni esinikezelwe indlela yokubuyisela injabulo yaseMelika (whomp, whomp), ngezizathu ezithile eziphakanyisiwe nezisombululo eziveziwe. (I-BTW, lawa angama-25 wezinzuzo zezempilo zokujabula.)

Abaphenyi babheka izinto eziningi ukuthola ukuthi injabulo iyini.

Omunye wabaphenyi abaphambili, uJeffrey D. Sachs, Ph.D., uprofesa waseColumbia University kanye nomeluleki okhethekile kuNobhala-Jikelele weNhlangano Yezizwe, ubala olunye ucwaningo olubonisa ukuthi phakathi kwamazwe acebe kakhulu emhlabeni, injabulo yaseMelika yehle isuka kunombolo yesithathu 2007 kuya kunombolo 19 ngo-2016. Lokho ukwehla okukhulu kakhulu. Sekukonke, lo mbiko uchaza ukuthi yize kugxilwe kakhulu ekukhuliseni ukukhula komnotho e-U.S. Imininingwane eqoqiwe yembula inkinga yangempela ilele ezindabeni zenhlalo ezinjengobudlelwano bomphakathi, ukusatshalaliswa kwengcebo nohlelo lwezemfundo. Ukuze bathole ukuqonda okujulile kwezinto ezidlalwayo, abacwaningi babheke izibalo ngokuvamile ezinquma injabulo yesizwe, njengemali engenayo ngomuntu ngamunye, ukusekelwa komphakathi, inkululeko yokwenza izinqumo zokuphila, ukuphana kweminikelo, iminyaka yokuphila enempilo, kanye nokuphila okunempilo. wabona inkohlakalo kahulumeni namabhizinisi. Ngenkathi i-U.S. Ithole umfutho emholweni womuntu ngamunye nangesikhathi sokuphila, zonke ezinye izinto zithathe izintambo phakathi neminyaka eyishumi edlule. (Kubalulekile ukuthi wazi, nokho, ukuthi ngonyaka odlule nje, izwe libone okuncane kodwa maqondana nokwehla kwesikhathi sokuphila.) Ngemuva kokuhlaziywa ngokuphelele, nazi izizathu ezithile, ngokusho kombiko, ukuthi abaseMelika abajabule neze kunanini ngaphambili-nokuthi ochwepheshe bakholelwa kanjani ukuthi umbono ungalungiswa.

Pho, kungani abantu baseMelika bedabukile?

Umbiko uvame ukuxoxa ngezepolitiki zase-U.S. Futhi ngivela a sina Umjikelezo wokhetho onengcindezi, kunengqondo ngokuphelele ukuthi okwenzeka kwezepolitiki ezweni kuyisici esikhulu ekunqumeni injabulo yabantu baseMelika. Empeleni, lo mbiko uthi kunomuzwa wokungamethembi uhulumeni kubantu baseMelika bansuku zonke, osekungamashumi eminyaka uvutha futhi manje usufinyelela ezingeni elibilayo. Lo mbiko uthi abantu abaningi baseMelika banomuzwa wokuthi abantu abacebile kuphela nalabo abanethonya abakwaziyo ukuzwakalisa amazwi abo. Futhi idatha kufakazela ukuthi abacebile-futhi kuphela abacebile baya ngokuceba. Njengoba kunabantu abambalwa kuphela abahlala kuleyo nsika ephezulu, lokhu kungalingani kunikela kuphela ekungajabuleni ezweni lonke. Abacwaningi basikisela ukuthi ukuguqula imithetho yezimali zomkhankaso ngomzamo wokwenza kube nzima kubantu abacebile ukuba babe nalolu hlobo lwamandla phezu kwenqubomgomo yomphakathi kungasiza. (Eceleni, ngokusobala ungasebenzisa ukukhungatheka kwakho kwezombusazwe ukuze usize ukufeza imigomo yakho yokwehlisa isisindo. Ubani owayazi?)

Ubudlelwano bomphakathi nabo budinga usizo oluthile. Ucwaningo luye lwabonisa ukuthi imiphakathi ehluke kakhulu e-U.S. inamazinga aphansi okuthembana komphakathi. Ukwethenjwa komphakathi ngokuyisisekelo kusho ukuthi ukholelwa ekwethembeka, ubuqotho, kanye nezinhloso ezinhle zomphakathi wakho. Kuyadumaza ukuthi abantu abazizwa ngale ndlela, akunjalo? Cishe uyabona ukuthi kungani lokhu kuyinkinga njengoba ukuzizwa ukwazi ukuncika kwabanye kunomthelela omkhulu enjabulweni. Futhi, abantu baseMelika bazizwa besaba kaningi-ngosongo oluqhubekayo lobuphekula, iziyaluyalu zezombusazwe, nesenzo samasosha esiqhubekayo emazweni angaphandle konke okudlala indima. Lo mbiko uncoma imizamo yohulumeni yokwenza ngcono ubudlelwano phakathi kwabantu abazalelwe kuleli kanye nabokufika, okungasiza abantu ukuthi bakhe ukuthembana kwezenhlalo emiphakathini yabo futhi bazizwe bengabesabi abanye ngemibono engafani. (I-FYI, ucwaningo lwakamuva lukhombisile ukuthi iziguli zase-U.S. Ezelashwa ngodokotela abafundele kwamanye amazwe zinamazinga aphansi okufa kwabantu.)

Okokugcina, uhlelo lwezemfundo lubhekene nezinhlungu ezikhulayo. Ikholeji liyabiza futhi lithola kakhulu njalo ngonyaka. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, inani labantu abasha baseMelika abathola iziqu zabo ze-bachelor's alishintshile eminyakeni eyi-10 edlule (cishe amaphesenti angama-36). Umbiko uthi ukuthi imfundo ephakeme ayifinyeleleki kwabaningi kuyinkinga enkulu engathinti injabulo kuphela kodwa nomnotho.

Ukubamba iqhaza elibonakalayo enjabulweni yakho nasemphakathini kungasiza.

Abaphenyi babhala: "I-United States inikeza isithombe esicacile sezwe elibheke injabulo 'kuzo zonke izindawo ezingafanele," "Izwe lisenkingeni yomphakathi eshubile eya ngokuya iba yimbi. Kodwa inkulumo enkulu yezombusazwe imayelana nokukhuphula izinga lokukhula komnotho." Yikes. Pho ungenzani? Inombolo yokuqala, hlala unolwazi ngokwenzeka ezweni lakini, futhi ezimbili, hlala umatasa futhi uhileleke. Ungabi namahloni ngokukhuluma nabantu abanemibono ehlukene, futhi ukhulumele izinguquko zomphakathi okholelwa kuzo-ungaze uzimelele ngobuciko bakho bezinzipho. Masihlangane njengamaMelika ukuze siqhubekele ekubeni yisizwe esijabule futhi sibe nempilo.

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