From https://www.reddit.com/r/NoStupidQuestions/comments/14phpbq/how_is_it_possible_that_roughly_50_of_americans/

Question above is pretty blunt but was doing a study for a college course and came across that stat. How is that possible? My high school sucked but I was well equipped even with that sub standard level of education for college. Obviously income is a thing but to think 1 out of 5 American adults is categorized as illiterate is…astounding. Now poor media literacy I get, but not this. Edit: this was from a department of education report from 2022. Just incase people are curious where that comes from. It does also specify as literate in English so maybe not as grim as I thought.

  • tegs_terry@feddit.uk
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    1 year ago

    Because you have a deleterious government that has purposefully de-prioritised education in order to command greater control over a brainwashed population.

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      1 year ago

      Americans seem especially averse to paying taxes. Makes sense when you see where those taxes usually go (not education)