Would you say we can't have America with an educated and economically comfortable population?

[quote]The USA ranks #125 out of 192 for world literacy.
https://journal.imse.com/the-state-of-global-literacy-and-where-the-united-states-stands/[/quote]

[quote]And we have an considerable wealth gap.
[u]Income inequality in OECD countries - Country Average Income (PPP €)[/u]

[b]United States[/b]
Bottom 50% - 4,500
Top 10% - 246,800
Top 1% - 1,018,70[/quote]

https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/income-inequality-by-country

So sure, the US can exist without such things. But it will never fix deficiencies it refuses to see.

I’d say a lot of Americans are Misinformed, brainwashed and indoctrinated, through the media they watch and read

Economically comfortable?