Why merely compare ourselves to the most mismanaged places in the world when we can imitate them under everyones' nose[1] by directly importing the model into an oft forgotten small patch of American soil in the middle of the Pacific that's out of sight and out of mind, then entrap hordes of Chinese sweatshop laborers at slave wages, brutal hours, and deplorable living conditions to manufacture garments labeled "Made in USA" for a portfolio of popular household brands?
You can't make this shit up...ask me how I know.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Abramoff_CNMI_scandal