So what are you comparing with? CoL is a far bit higher in many places in the US, safety nets are worse, employee protection is worse, many other things are str

So what are you comparing with? CoL is a far bit higher in many places in the US, safety nets are worse, employee protection is worse, many other things are straight-up worse at that income level in the US. How do you think the US can have a worse median than many European countries while paying far more for skilled labor? Parent says 'very good'. If all you've got going for you as a country is a bit lower house prices / rent while living on virtual poverty, that's not 'very good'. I'm not saying Europe is great, it's comparing a 4 and a 5 on a scale of 10. Both are bad. It's just exemplifying that 'very good' is a gross overstatement, when the US requires far more financial self sufficiency while one is paid the same.