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Now you know what it's like to live in some Eastern European countries, at least to a point.

• haunter 4y ago
  Also one of the biggest downside of the digital single market of the EU. Can't discriminate so people in Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary etc. have to pay the same price for software, games, subscription services as people in Luxembourg, Denmark etc. But hey at least the politicians in Brussels are happy
  • techwiz137 4y ago
    I live in one of those countries and it is as you say, and more, really. Most PS5 games cost upwards of $80. This wouldn't be a problem if we were like Germany, however with minimum wage closer to ~380 euro, and I get paid around 450, it takes a toll. But that's just for games, gas prices rose exponentially as well as price of used vehicles. The EU also imposed these emission regulations and now our vehicles will be banned from entering specific places unless it has a higher emission standard, which does not correspond to the EURO numbering. This forces you to look for newer cars, which are either more expensive or not as big to fit your needs. Even I will be buying a not so cheap car that is 2008 model, rather than say 2014.
  • kolinko 4y ago
    The same is true within US, where earnings and wealth varies a lot between the states and prices for digital goods are the same.
    • jonnycomputer 4y ago
      Yes, but we have redistributed systems that keep that from getting too out of whack. And we hear rich states complain about all their money going to poor states, but that is how you keep a union together.
  • jonnycomputer 4y ago
    Just one more argument, among many, for the EU to adopt a redistributive system to minimize the economic imbalances within their union. Big part of the reason for the Greek financial crisis of a decade or so ago. An economic union has to be an economic union.