Standard of living has barely any useful meaning. The US has a relatively high standard of living sure but in practice you only get to enjoy that, if you are at

Standard of living has barely any useful meaning. The US has a relatively high standard of living sure but in practice you only get to enjoy that, if you are at least middle class. In Switzerland or anywhere else in Europe (excluding the east) you enjoy all the benefits mentioned in the article no matter what income or job you happen to have.