Why do the developed left-leaning countries (Europe) usually have a much lower income than Americans?
Obviously because their taxes are higher which allows them to get all kinds of free stuff, but even when taken into account isn't it still far less? In general, if you were a nurse who made 73,000 per year in the US (so, lets say this was your job https://uwhires.admin.washington.edu/eng/candidates/default.cfm?szCategory=jobprofile&szOrderID=61946&szCandidateID=0&szSearchWords=&szReturnToSearch=1) You would have a pretty dang nice condo or apartment, car, could pay for college, get healthcare through your employer, etc. But what if you had the same job in France, UK, Sweden, Germany, etc? It seems like life would just be better here...am I wrong? Average income per person: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_%28PPP%29_per_capita
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They have a lower cost of living since the government provides so much, so they don't need to make so much to still live comfortably.
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The answer is not at all clear from what you present. I doubt there is a great deal of difference.
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I think it is a flaw in the European system that discriminates against liberals. Everyone knows that liberals are severely mentally retarded. In Europe, it is legal to discriminate against the retarded. As such, liberals suffer from lower wages and higher unemployment.
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What is their cost of living and currency exchange rates involved in your calculations? If they are paying taxes, where is the free stuff? Do us Americans have a higher quality of life to go with our higher pay checks, though I do not make 73 thousand.
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Because progressive ideas fail every time...
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Wrong - first of all, the Scandinavian countries have the world's highest standard of living, and we in Britain have free -and very good- healthcare for all, irrespective of job or income. So I challenge your sources, for a start. Pay for college? Scots and Irish students pay no fees, though English students and their families are robbed thanks to a government of RIGHT wing bastards. And what about your unemployed? I tell you, I'd rather be out of work in Stockholm than in Detroit. Now awa' to your trailer park - higher standards of living, indeed! PS - Bunny - think about what you've just said. Logically. It's one of the funniest things I've read in years. PPS - how childish to send rude notes to responders who disagree with the assumptions behind a question, and challenge sources which, you'll be pleased to hear, include the CIA 'factbook', widely known as the CIA joke book. How naive, too, to believe that quality of life is a function of income alone - but, then, I suppose it's all we can expect of an American....
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