US low scoring on 2010 Quality of Life Index

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According to the 2010 Quality of Life Index published by InternationalLiving.com the U.S. is less free than Lithuania, Hungary, Malta and 42 other countries. "You can blame much of it on the Patriot Act," says Dan Prescher, Special Projects Editor at International Living... since the passage of the Patriot Act, many Americans have the feeling that their basic rights and freedoms, especially the right to privacy and the freedom from unwarranted searches and seizures, have been drastically reduced."... there is a sense that the Act gives the government wide powers to limit personal freedoms in the name of fighting terror.  Source: InternationalLiving.com

No worries here folks - this is fixable... we are still on the top,  just going through a 'protectionism phase' after 911

Final scores ranked here:

Country	Cost of Living	Leisure & Culture	Economy	Environment	Freedom	Health	Infrastructure	Risk & Safety	Climate	Final Score
France	55	81	69	72	100	100	92	100	87	82
Australia	56	82	71	76	100	87	92	100	87	81
Switzerland	41	86	79	78	100	95	96	100	77	81
Germany	54	82	71	83	100	89	90	100	79	81
New Zealand	62	82	65	77	100	88	70	100	84	79
Luxembourg	44	76	85	77	100	87	66	100	83	78
United States	56	79	67	62	92	78	100	100	84	78