To compare the US model with any of those countries is laughable at best. First of all, most,if not all, of them made long term investments in their people in t

To compare the US model with any of those countries is laughable at best. First of all, most,if not all, of them made long term investments in their people in terms of education, which took decades before they could reap the benefits.The economies transformed into service and high end manufacturing. Secondly, they do have very strong welfare systems,that take care of pretty much everything. Public healthcare is free( through taxation) or inexpensive. These factors create society,where people aren't desperate to lose jobs because they won't be able to go to hospital or buy food. That's why they don't and won't work for a fraction of what it costs to at least exist in those countries.