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> our quality of life is dramatically higher (as a fellow European) By what metric ? Would love to know.
by ovi256 5y ago
> our quality of life is dramatically higher
(as a fellow European) By what metric ? Would love to know.
- settrans 5y agoIt isn't: https://mises.org/wire/these-us-states-have-higher-incomes-nearly-every-european-country https://mises.org/wire/these-us-states-have-higher-incomes-n...
- Denvercoder9 5y ago(Disposable) income != quality of life.
- imtringued 5y agoAccording to numbeo local purchasing power in my city is the same or better than most US cities despite the fact that my wages are much lower over here in Germany. Tax policy has massively dragged the absolute price level downwards while having almost no effect on the relative price level.
- AlexandrB 5y agoLife expectancy and infant mortality come to mind[1]. As does leisure time[2]. [1] https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/09/america-life-expectancy-spans-death-europe/620028/ https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/09/america-li... [2] https://www.nber.org/papers/w11278 https://www.nber.org/papers/w11278