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It may be strong to a point, but many countries are beyond that point. Look at how many countries there are that are better educated than the USA but have lower
by WorkerBee28474 2y ago
It may be strong to a point, but many countries are beyond that point. Look at how many countries there are that are better educated than the USA but have lower incomes. Japan, Germany, Canada, probably dozens more.
- zoul 2y agoHigher income does not equal higher quality of life. Which is, arguably, what really matters to people.
- aprilthird2021 2y agoQoL is a relative metric though. If you see people around you living better than you, your QoL becomes poor even though you live better than 99% of people in the world
- bakuninsbart 2y agoThree points on that: 1. Secondary and tertiary education is not all there is to education. A self-learned software engineer might lack a capital-E education, but has still spent significant time and effort on learning. 2. Education is one of many aspects of a successful life, at least as important is conscientiousness, diligence, intelligence and luck. 3. The US benefits from many virtuous cycles. In regards to the labor force it is able to attract a lot of the best talent in the world. Given the current political climate in the US, it seems prudent to point out that point 3 isn't just true for business-men, doctors and other nerds, undocumented immigrants are some of the hardest-working people out there. They contribute almost 100b in taxes alone, and get almost no services in return.