> If you can stomach the $200 to $250/month plans, you will get better healthcare than anywhere in Europe. I beg to differ, Switzerland is top notch and at lea

> If you can stomach the $200 to $250/month plans, you will get better healthcare than anywhere in Europe. I beg to differ, Switzerland is top notch and at least comparable to above. Accident insurance is mandatory for all employers and you pay 0 nothing, sickness insurance is slightly above the costs you mention and paid by every resident. Due to country being tiny you are never too far from really well staffed and equipped hospitals. I'd expect nordics have also at least very decent healthcare system. Plus when you have any sort of issue, any normal employer is not desperately looking for ways to fire you quickly. Social safety net is on completely another level compared to US. Also lower taxes. Healthier environment to live, much better food. Vastly better and free public school system. And so on. If you plan kids, US costs will quickly spiral out of control unless on FAANG salaries, and then you have corresponding costs. Or you just let have your kids have those wonderful student loans, fuck their freedom and best years right. But yes its still probably the most capitalistic country in Europe, and they are where they are due to all this, not some alt-right fairy tales about evil bankers and nazi gold I keep hearing from those who skipped way too many history (and other) lessons at school. Germany could be at same level but 8x more if they didn't adopt continuously ridiculously bad social direction and dangerously terrible and weak leaders. Alas, Germany's economical future and conversely EU's doesn't look that great due to this.