The U.S. is still a very rich nation compared to Germany, Sweden, Japan, Canada or Denmark.

But that wealth masks some glaring areas where the U.S. looks more dysfunctional than its peers, namely, construction costs, health care and housing affordability https://t.co/iZsl9L1dwa pic.twitter.com/VBIaGJmGyE

— Bloomberg Opinion (@opinion) February 21, 2019