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It may be difficult to understand, but maybe the EU has other things where they want to be competitive instead? Maybe, I don't know, quality of life...? Please
by CrLf 3y ago
It may be difficult to understand, but maybe the EU has other things where they want to be competitive instead? Maybe, I don't know, quality of life...?
Please stop measuring the EU using US standards.
- rbanffy 3y ago> Maybe, I don't know, quality of life...? I’m very happy with my public healthcare. I think every American would be as well. And not to mention that our kids don’t need to do active shooter drills in school.
- treprinum 3y agoPublic healthcare? You mean the free healthcare for 1000EUR that single German freelancers have to pay monthly? For $1k you can get a US insurance for the whole family!
- rbanffy 3y agoIt’s tax funded, so you have a point. Still, it covers everyone so you never see anyone doing gofundmes just to stay alive.
- treprinum 3y agoWell, maybe try not to pay your health insurance as a freelancer and the insurance company promptly disowns you and you are at the same spot as uninsured US folks immediately. In Germany. Just because fees are hidden from you doesn't mean they aren't there and a failure to pay them results in similar consequences to US.
- rbanffy 3y agoI wouldn't know, but I live in Ireland anyway, and while we have a two-tier system, we pay insurance only for the better hotel services in hospitals - things such as single-patient apartments.
- treprinum 3y agoMaybe ask yourself how is EU going to pay for all that if it misses on all trends in the industry and over-regulating anything that could be the next growth factor.
- CrLf 3y agoDoesn't seem to be working too bad so far.
- treprinum 3y agoI must be living in another world then. GDP of EU is stagnant since 2008 whereas US and Chinese GDP exploded during that time. Ultimately whoever has the most money is going to win so let's not try to redefine economical indicators and say that GDP is no longer relevant etc.
- mnau 3y agoAs a member of eastern EU block, I sometimes look at avg. salary in China (114029.00 CNY/Year per [tradingeconomics](https://tradingeconomics.com/china/wages https://tradingeconomics.com/china/wages)) and wonder when will they earn more (though the wages are basically incomparable due to different taxes). It won't take a long time. 15% inflation in 2022 was fun, 11% in 2023 even more fun.
- treprinum 3y agoAFAIK Chinese workers are already more expensive than eastern EU ones (but tight logistic integration makes the overall manufacturing cheaper) and so are Indian devs in India already more expensive than eastern EU devs. "Prosperity"
- CrLf 3y agoJapan's GDP has been stagnant since 1995.