UK, Italy, France quality decline, now poorer than all 50 states

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Anonymous wrote:EU Kids end HS being fluent in at least three languages. Education counts.

They also have discipline in schools that American administrators balk at.

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What do you mean by "quality'? Per capita GDP sure, but it doesn't tell the whole story.

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This is what socialist welfare states do to the economy. US take note. Don't take the same path. Vote Republican.

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Anonymous wrote:Not everything is about money. These countries have fewer social problems and live longer in better health.

They live longer, including compared to their European neighbors with similar social benefits and problems. It’s just as much cultural and demographics as it is social benefits.

They live longer because they have healthier diets.

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Anonymous wrote:Norway, Finland and Denmark are also socialist countries with higher standards of living that the US.

This is a very often quoted falsity. Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden are not socialist countries. They are free market economies with many social programs. They also have small very homogeneous populations but that is slowly changing for the worse.

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t want to watch that stupid YouTube video — can someone summarize?

A guy doing man in the street interviews in London. One American, the rest British. All expressing surprise as most thought the UK would be in the top ten if it were a state. One women guessed the bottom 25% and said Americans like working more than the British.

The average European is fed anti-American news stories nonstop. Even if it is better here, they will never come to that conclusion.

I had six month maternity leave but European friends don’t believe me. It simply isn’t possible. Same with me going on a long vacation.

I told them my salary (around $300k) when they weirdly asked me, and their response was that healthcare is surely making up the difference. As if a healthy 40 year old woman pays $150k per year in healthcare. They had never even known someone making that much money and these are people with advanced degrees.

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Anonymous wrote:EU Kids end HS being fluent in at least three languages. Education counts.

That's completely due to geography and necessity. If you drive 5 hours from France, you have the possibility of driving through 4 different countries speaking 4 different languages. This is not the case in the USA where you can drive 2000 miles and everyone still speaks English (for the most part).

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t want to watch that stupid YouTube video — can someone summarize?

A guy doing man in the street interviews in London. One American, the rest British. All expressing surprise as most thought the UK would be in the top ten if it were a state. One women guessed the bottom 25% and said Americans like working more than the British.

The average European is fed anti-American news stories nonstop. Even if it is better here, they will never come to that conclusion.

I had six month maternity leave but European friends don’t believe me. It simply isn’t possible. Same with me going on a long vacation.

I told them my salary (around $300k) when they weirdly asked me, and their response was that healthcare is surely making up the difference. As if a healthy 40 year old woman pays $150k per year in healthcare. They had never even known someone making that much money and these are people with advanced degrees.

Exactly and your salary is average for the DMV area.

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Europeans are pretty lazy. Go to any website/app about jobs, living in the US, moving abroad etc and the European posters go on and on about their leave. They seem obsessed with taking time off work. I support work/life balance but can’t help but noticed how focused they are on taking vacations. I’d rather create a life I enjoy on a daily basis and not have to constantly escape. I don’t hate working that much or at all.

It isn’t surprising they are falling behind with everyone so focused on not working.

While the paid parental leaves sound great, there’s no way it’s good for the economy. It’s also making women even more of second class workers since it’s assumed they will be off work for half a year or more for each child.

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Anonymous wrote:I mean that’s the thing. You all can complain about the cost of college and health care, but we make more than double (or triple). We do have social programs for the poor as well.

Have you seen the housing costs in the UK?

And, have you tried to get a home loan in the UK? No 30 year mortgage there. What’s your monthly payment going to be in a year? Anyone’s guess.

Every place has its good and bad.

The US is the only country that offers standard 30 year mortgages. So what?

France is another country with long-term mortgages at fixed rate. There is a penalty for paying off earlier if the terms allow that.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t want to watch that stupid YouTube video — can someone summarize?

A guy doing man in the street interviews in London. One American, the rest British. All expressing surprise as most thought the UK would be in the top ten if it were a state. One women guessed the bottom 25% and said Americans like working more than the British.

The average European is fed anti-American news stories nonstop. Even if it is better here, they will never come to that conclusion.

I had six month maternity leave but European friends don’t believe me. It simply isn’t possible. Same with me going on a long vacation.

I told them my salary (around $300k) when they weirdly asked me, and their response was that healthcare is surely making up the difference. As if a healthy 40 year old woman pays $150k per year in healthcare. They had never even known someone making that much money and these are people with advanced degrees.

Fantastic! So glad to hear lots of American workers now get six months maternity leave.

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Anonymous wrote:Europeans are pretty lazy. Go to any website/app about jobs, living in the US, moving abroad etc and the European posters go on and on about their leave. They seem obsessed with taking time off work. I support work/life balance but can’t help but noticed how focused they are on taking vacations. I’d rather create a life I enjoy on a daily basis and not have to constantly escape. I don’t hate working that much or at all.

It isn’t surprising they are falling behind with everyone so focused on not working.

While the paid parental leaves sound great, there’s no way it’s good for the economy. It’s also making women even more of second class workers since it’s assumed they will be off work for half a year or more for each child.

The Swiss are lazy? Poles? Which ones exactly?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is what socialist welfare states do to the economy. US take note. Don't take the same path. Vote Republican.

LOL

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Europeans are pretty lazy. Go to any website/app about jobs, living in the US, moving abroad etc and the European posters go on and on about their leave. They seem obsessed with taking time off work. I support work/life balance but can’t help but noticed how focused they are on taking vacations. I’d rather create a life I enjoy on a daily basis and not have to constantly escape. I don’t hate working that much or at all.

It isn’t surprising they are falling behind with everyone so focused on not working.

While the paid parental leaves sound great, there’s no way it’s good for the economy. It’s also making women even more of second class workers since it’s assumed they will be off work for half a year or more for each child.

The Swiss are lazy? Poles? Which ones exactly?

Don't know about Poles, but the Swiss take their vacations very seriously.