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From what I've seen, salaries in EU tech hubs are significantly lower than in provincial markets in the US - where weeks are close to 40 hours and managers woul

From what I've seen, salaries in EU tech hubs are significantly lower than in provincial markets in the US - where weeks are close to 40 hours and managers would laugh at paying for lunch or putting in cots so you can spend the night. Most Americans don't work in the tech hubs, yet still earn significantly more on average. FYI, anyone with a decent job in the US has access to some of the best health care in the world. The US with a far more diverse and unwell population has better outcomes for the cardiovascular diseases and cancer.

8draco8 9y ago
Lower wages are result or bigger social benefits. As mentioned above, it's less dangerous to go unemployed in EU. It's also harder to be kicked out from your job "just because". Health care probably is one of the best in the world but health insurance isn't. I've never heard from any EU citizen that they had to consider either is it worth to call ambulance, I read about situations like that happening in US. If I would get seriously sick in US I could be eaten by my insurer. Health care in EU is also on very high level, even countries that you are usually do not think that much about, like Poland, are arguably leaders in some healthcare fields (Poland have world class specialists in hearth and limbs transplants)
ionised 9y ago
> FYI, anyone with a decent job in the US has access to some of the best health care in the world. And have the possibility of seeing their life savings evaporate and facing financial ruin when paying for this health care.
- merpnderp 9y ago
  You must not be familiar with us health care. Max out of pockets are usually reasonable and certainly not life altering. Try looking up when the crappy plans in the aca.
  - ionised 9y ago
    Example. Old articles, but I don't imagine it has changed all that much; http://www.cnbc.com/2016/06/30/costs-of-delivering-babies-vary-widely-in-us-california-cities-most-expensive.html http://www.cnbc.com/2016/06/30/costs-of-delivering-babies-va... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-31052665 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-31052665 That does not seem reasonable to me. What seems reasonable for maternity stay is it being totally free.
xtracto 9y ago
>FYI, anyone with a decent job in the US has access to some of the best health care in the world This is so funny. IIRC what Republicans in the USA are arguing is that the new health care plan that they want to pass gives "access" to healthcare to everyone, as long as they are "willing" to pay for it. I have access to a space flight sure, the only thing stopping me is money.
- merpnderp 9y ago
  Yeah if you want access to peoples' time they need to get paid. So yeah you can pay for it. The alternative is government healthcare which the U.S. provides for veterans who often die on waiting lists when the administrators shred requests for services. It's unlikely normal people will get tested better by our government.

8draco8 9y ago

Lower wages are result or bigger social benefits. As mentioned above, it's less dangerous to go unemployed in EU. It's also harder to be kicked out from your job "just because". Health care probably is one of the best in the world but health insurance isn't. I've never heard from any EU citizen that they had to consider either is it worth to call ambulance, I read about situations like that happening in US. If I would get seriously sick in US I could be eaten by my insurer. Health care in EU is also on very high level, even countries that you are usually do not think that much about, like Poland, are arguably leaders in some healthcare fields (Poland have world class specialists in hearth and limbs transplants)

ionised 9y ago

> FYI, anyone with a decent job in the US has access to some of the best health care in the world. And have the possibility of seeing their life savings evaporate and facing financial ruin when paying for this health care.

merpnderp 9y ago
You must not be familiar with us health care. Max out of pockets are usually reasonable and certainly not life altering. Try looking up when the crappy plans in the aca.
- ionised 9y ago
  Example. Old articles, but I don't imagine it has changed all that much; http://www.cnbc.com/2016/06/30/costs-of-delivering-babies-vary-widely-in-us-california-cities-most-expensive.html http://www.cnbc.com/2016/06/30/costs-of-delivering-babies-va... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-31052665 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-31052665 That does not seem reasonable to me. What seems reasonable for maternity stay is it being totally free.

xtracto 9y ago

>FYI, anyone with a decent job in the US has access to some of the best health care in the world This is so funny. IIRC what Republicans in the USA are arguing is that the new health care plan that they want to pass gives "access" to healthcare to everyone, as long as they are "willing" to pay for it. I have access to a space flight sure, the only thing stopping me is money.

merpnderp 9y ago
Yeah if you want access to peoples' time they need to get paid. So yeah you can pay for it. The alternative is government healthcare which the U.S. provides for veterans who often die on waiting lists when the administrators shred requests for services. It's unlikely normal people will get tested better by our government.