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bronxiteforever

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11. Not the majority. The majority is poorly educated
Sun May 25, 2025, 08:47 PM
May 2025

and lack fundamental reading skills. The United States has an enormous brain gap that is destroying its institutions and economy.


In the United States, 54% of American adults read below the equivalent of a sixth-grade level, and nearly one in five adults reads below a third-grade level. Lower literacy rates directly correlate to higher unemployment rates, reduced income, and overall impacts U.S. competitiveness on the global stage.
https://www.thepolicycircle.org/briefs/literacy/#:~:text=In%20the%20United%20States%2C%2054,below%20a%20third%2Dgrade%20level.

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Not the majority. The majority is poorly educated bronxiteforever May 2025 #11
Oh, you better be careful here, blaming the low information level of the electorate on the poor quality of American lees1975 May 2025 #12
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