> The average American earns more than the average European, let alone the average global citizen. Heck, even construction workers in the US make way more than

> The average American earns more than the average European, let alone the average global citizen. Heck, even construction workers in the US make way more than in Germany or Denmark. Is this based on data or a is it a generalized assumption? A short time ago, on HN, there was debate about the exactly opposite argument - that the purchasing power significantly decreased¹. [¹]: The Life in The Simpsons Is No Longer Attainable, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25570611 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25570611.