1 Varicose veins â restricted blood flow and swelling can lead to skin break down and persistent ulceration.  Dryness â wounds (such as leg ulcers) that are exposed to the air are less likely to heal. The various cells involved in healing, such as skin cells and immune cells, need a moist environment.
Welfare programs should not be eliminated, but the qualifications should be redone. Welfare programs were designed to help those who really need the help. Many people on welfare could not survive without it. Many people on welfare truly need it. However, the system has been abused.
The USSR's complete control over the economies and militaries of these nations led it to become a superpower. The USSR would retain its status as a superpower to the late 80's/early 90's until economic and social reforms brought about its demise. (A topic that would require a lot of explaining) And that leaves the US. America would come out of WW2 virtually unscathed. There was never a credible threat of invasion of mainland United States, nor was there any large scale bombings or destruction of industry or infrastructure. The US lost only (I hate to put it that way) ~400,000 soldiers in WW2 or about 0.3% of its population.