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> more affordable housing The US is an incredibly cheap place to live. Go to Europe and see what you can get for the same money.
by easytiger 9y ago
> more affordable housing
The US is an incredibly cheap place to live. Go to Europe and see what you can get for the same money.
- DoreenMichele 9y agoA lot of European countries have free health care provided by the government. It is an apples to oranges comparison in many ways.
- klibertp 9y ago> The US is an incredibly cheap place to live. From what I hear - I've never been there - this remains true only as long as you're not ill, don't need education and are employed. In most EU countries these things are taken care of for you, so the comparison seems a bit unfair.
- philippejara 9y agogiven the highlighted phrase of the parent I believe he was talking about "live" as in housing, not general expenses.
- klibertp 9y agoOk, I didn't catch that - read and answered the post too quickly - thanks for pointing it out, it makes sense :)
- jaltekruse 9y agoI don't think many Americans consider how lucky we are that we have practically unlimited land compared to many industrialized nations. In Germany housing is very expensive. Homes are often passed down generations and parents move back in with their kids during retirement much more often than in the US.
- mobilefriendly 9y agoIt wasn't luck, it is the result of prudent national planning (Louisiana Purchase, Alaska Purchase), quasi-conquest (Texas Independence and Florida Purchase) and outright conquest (Mexican-American War, Indian Wars).