That's part of it. In most of Europe, if you want good anything, you have to pay for it. Even then, you might not get it, because the system is so benevolently

That's part of it. In most of Europe, if you want good anything, you have to pay for it. Even then, you might not get it, because the system is so benevolently "universal". Europeans are comfortable with lower salaries because they believe they're paying taxes for the greater good. That's often not the case. I speak from experience here and I'm sick of people putting universal healthcare and other European shit on a pedestal. Now, butthurt Europeans and especially little angry German trolls can start downvoting, but remember, ignore something for too long and it can turn into terminal cancer.