> Unfortunately Europe has stagnant growth and facing population collapse. Unfortunately our US counterparts think "growth" means getting obese and dying young

> Unfortunately Europe has stagnant growth and facing population collapse. Unfortunately our US counterparts think "growth" means getting obese and dying younger than us: - https://www.worldometers.info/demographics/life-expectancy/ https://www.worldometers.info/demographics/life-expectancy/ (48-th place in longevity, not bad, almost as good as Albania, one of the poorest and least developed countries in Europe that's not even in the European Union) And being much much unhappier than us: https://data.worldhappiness.report/table https://data.worldhappiness.report/table (24-th place, not bad for people so invested in being #1). I think where the US does shine is in obesity ratings, that's where we see the real meaning of "growth": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_obesity_rate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_obesity_r... > Of course you can offer an easy life when you are burning reserves and ignoring the future. You mean burning calories and looking forward to pension age? The first one Americans need more of, and the second one, sadly, not many Americans live to see.