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Define “worse” - in the eu they work less, have more vacation, better social safety net, great food transit, less crime less rape less murder, better healrhcare
by katbyte 3y ago
Define “worse” - in the eu they work less, have more vacation, better social safety net, great food transit, less crime less rape less murder, better healrhcare outcomes, and I think rank higher on happiness
In the us they might have more money (to then spend on healrhcare etc)
Which is “better”?
- AlgorithmicTime 3y ago[dead]
- ffgjgf1 3y agoMainly low income and unaffordable real estate (compared to the US)? I mean it depends, depending on where you live and where you go to crime is not necessarily such a big issue in the US. Healthcare outcomes are also heavily variable and depend a lot of income (and I’ not talking about the “1%”) but can be just as good or better in the US. If you’re below the average (income/wealth wise) and have other disadvantages you might certainly be better off in Europe. Otherwise (inherited wealth aside) US might be a better place to be depending on your personal preferences and priorities.
- kortilla 3y agoThere is not less crime across the board, the food has little diversity in individual countries and is completely subpar in certain countries (looking at UK). The transit is trash anywhere that you can actually afford to own property. The healthcare outcomes you mentioned are going to need a citation because the middle class in the US generally has OK insurance. For happiness, that’s vague and will need a citation. Putting the entire US on a comparison with individual EU countries is dumb, but that’s how it’s sliced in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Happiness_Report https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Happiness_Report where the US is beat by many EU countries and beats others (e.g. Spain and Italy). > Which is “better”? Probably the one with the most immigration.