I think the point was more - if you take the average American paying $1-2k for healthcare per month vs Germany's $0 for healthcare per month, then that alone wi

I think the point was more - if you take the average American paying $1-2k for healthcare per month vs Germany's $0 for healthcare per month, then that alone wipes out the difference in compensation (ignoring the fact that they have cheaper schools, more holiday, a tighter social safety net, better transportation systems, and so on)