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The difference is that in the US there little social support for people who lost their jobs. Even employed people have a comparable lower standard of life, beca
by coliveira 10y ago
The difference is that in the US there little social support for people who lost their jobs. Even employed people have a comparable lower standard of life, because there are so many social services available in Eastern EU countries not available in the US. Just for the biggest example, consider that Americans have no public option for health care, so if they lose a job their lives are at risk.
- refurb 10y agoYou're making it seem like there are no social services in the US yet 2/3 of the federal budget pays for just that. If make up to ~200% (varies state to state) of the federal poverty level you qualify for Medicaid which has almost no out of pocket expense for the patient.
- Spooky23 10y agoThat budget is mostly social security and Medicaid. In New York, it's 138%, or $16k/year for a single person for $33k for a family of 4.
- cmdrfred 10y agoPerhaps that lack of social support (and thus lower taxes) is the very reason why the US is not in the same situation as the Eastern EU.