>I think differences in cost of living and social benefits do not fully explain it, popular as that line of reasoning may be. They don't, period. At $45,284 th

>I think differences in cost of living and social benefits do not fully explain it, popular as that line of reasoning may be. They don't, period. At $45,284 the US has the highest household net disposable income per capita in the OECD (<http://www.oecdbetterlifeindex.org/countries/united-states/ http://www.oecdbetterlifeindex.org/countries/united-states/>), where "disposable income" (<http://stats.oecd.org/glossary/detail.asp?ID=46 http://stats.oecd.org/glossary/detail.asp?ID=46>) accounts for healthcare and government benefits.