You forgot the stuff that actually matters: - Universal healthcare: I have never needed to pay for my medicine, and I can rest assured that my family won't go

You forgot the stuff that actually matters: - Universal healthcare: I have never needed to pay for my medicine, and I can rest assured that my family won't go bankrupt if I ever get cancer or something. - Extensive paid leave: I have 1.5 month of it every year. - Retirement age: 62 years here (for now, at least). - Public education: I have two masters from public schools, that I got essentially for free. Americans suffers from many things that would be hard to imagine in the EU.