I composed a long reply to Thorne, but it took too long and I was timed out before I could post it. Just as well, my thoughts have changed.
I now think that many Americans do believe they are worth more than anyone else, just because they have more money and power than the rest. Including other Americans who have the misfortune to be poorer. That being so, there's no arguing with them, because we have no common values, principles or morality. They do not value compassion or comprehend social conscience, just like we cannot understand their cold, dispassionate, animal-like isolationism.
Britain is not a socialist country, but we Britons choose to support our needy, and in particular, to help our young single mothers (for the sake of the children more than anything else). For the most part, we are happy to do so. As America values freedom of choice, they should allow us to do so without comment. Let their own unfortunates die in their own filth if that's what they want, but don't tell us that the American way is better than ours. It stinks!
I have nothing else to say.