tst123TIL the US is the only rich country offering no national paid parental leave
StrikerLife Pro Tip for Americans: If you can save up for a plane ticket and go to another country. Europe would be my recommendation. It amazes me that there isn’t a mass exodus going on in the US. I don’t understand why anyone would possibly choose to live there tbh.
HotzillaAs a European, I would make 3-4x in my job if I was American. Of course somethings would be more expensive (education, healthcare, housing). Personally I would be better in states. I would still not want my county to change to states, because that inequality is not good for the whole country.
For the average person, America is much better than most places in Europe.
For people who aren’t doing as well, though, it’s much worse.
I think you’re vastly overestimating jow well-off “average” is in the US.
Yea, middle-upper middle class in America = rich in Europe.
For me at least wait times for healthcare always seem to be shorter outside the US. Nearly 2 months for a CT scan vs same day
I had to wait 2.5 months for a simple blood test panel.
chakan2Upper middle class is the top 10%…So yea, 9 out of 10 people aren’t doing so great.
Low end of Middle class, 50%, is still making a good college degreed salary in Europe.
You’re reading that article completely wrong…the numbers you posted are medians for upper income earners. The median US worker does not have 6 years of higher ed. I think only 20-30% even have a bachelor’s.
The median income in the US is 50k as of 2022. The 90th percentile is 120k-130k.
Those are disgustingly low for not having universal health or any social safety net like the rest of the industrialized world.
50k is more than most Europeans make with 3-6 years of education… That’s my point.
I think you are confusing one European country with Europe.
Europe, Italy, Switzerland, and Greece. Haven’t been to Spain in a few years but they are suffering.
If we want to compare incomes
What about happiness and quality of life?
Money buys quality of life and access to distractions thay may or may not make you happy.
I certainly enjoy eating at the fanciest restaurant in the area every week because it’s what I used to pay for dog shit delivery in SF.
Sure, but Europe is not exactly poor (well some countries are).
More money is nice, but I prefer life here. And most of western Europe and especially northern Europe where I live outranks north America in pretty much every index and statistic I care about.
Canada seems pretty alright though. You do have the same stupid city planning that the USA does, which is a shame.