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[vii] "World Index of Moral Freedom," Wikipedia, wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Index_of_Moral_Freedom.

[viii] "Democracy Index," Wikipedia, wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy_Index.

[ix] "Polity Data Series," Wikipedia, wikipedia.org/wiki/Polity_data_series.

[x] --Michelle Ye Hee Lee, "Yes, U.S. Locks People Up at a Higher Rate Than Any Other Country," Washington Post, click here (July 7, 2015).

--"List of Countries by Incarceration Rate," Wikipedia, click here.

[xi] "List of Countries by GDP (Nominal)," Wikipedia, wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nominal).

[xii] "List of Countries by GDP (PPP)," Wikipedia, wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(PPP).

[xiii] "List of Countries by GDP (Nominal Per Capita)," Wikipedia, wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_ percent28nominal percent29_per_capita.

[xiv] "List of Countries by the Number of Billionaires," Wikipedia, click here.

[xv] --Elise Gould and Hilary Wething, "U.S. Poverty Rates Higher, Safety Net Weaker Than in Peer Countries," Economic Policy Institute, click here (July 24, 2012).

--Max Fisher, "Map: How 35 Countries Compare on Child Poverty (the U.S. Is Ranked 34th),: Washington Post, click here (April 15, 2013).

--Christopher Ingraham, "Child Poverty in the U.S. Is Among the Worst in the Developed World," Washington Post, click here (October 29, 2014).

--"Measuring Child Poverty," UNICEF, .unicef-irc.org/publications/pdf/rc10_eng.pdf (May 2012).

[xvi] "The World Fact Book: Country Comparison: Distribution of Family Income: GINI Index," Central Intelligence Agency, click here.

[xvii] "GINI Index (World Bank Estimate) Country Ranking," Index Mundi, .indexmundi.com/facts/indicators/SI.POV.GINI/rankings.

[xviii] "List of Countries by Distribution of Wealth," Wikipedia, click here.

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