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I'm not convinced the "American Dream" isn't alive. I do see problems with poverty and economic decline in the rust belt, but most other demographics are doing
by rb808 10y ago
I'm not convinced the "American Dream" isn't alive. I do see problems with poverty and economic decline in the rust belt, but most other demographics are doing well.
Even in the rust belt people are living longer in larger houses with more education, the internet, cheap energy.
Half the people in the USA think there isn't enough work, the other half think we're working too hard. Maybe things could balance up there.
I see a lot of people in US talking about how things in Europe are "better". Fairer maybe but its a struggle for many people in Europe. I see a lot more people moving from Europe to USA than the other way around.
- LesZedCB 10y agoIt probably cost way more to employ two people for 40 hours of work than one person working 80 hours. You don't have to provide benefits to both.
- nradov 10y agoYou also don't have to deliver mandatory anti-harassment training to both, purchase computers and software licenses for both, provide office space and supplies to both, etc. Plus every additional person you add increases internal communication costs as per the N(N-1)/2 formula.
- jug5 10y agoYou know Europe is a continent right? People from America don't know anything about the world outside their borders. Where on the other hand, the world outside sees a rather large amount of American media. So "the American Dream" does lure the poor away from some European countries. The poor in America have no concept of any other countries, so they're not going anywhere.