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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]These kinds of questions are dumb. If you love Scandinavian culture and can afford to live well there, then of course life will be better there. 
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I disagree with this.  It’s way more expensive and a lower standard of living if you’re UMC and well educated in the US.  You’ll have to buy a smaller but more expensive home, spend more money on cars, pay more in taxes and be less able to outsource stuff you can easily outsource here in the US like cleaning services, takeout, babysitting etc.  Even an UMC equivalent in Scandinavia will be using a large daycare for childcare.

Yes you get free healthcare and five+ weeks of vacation (note: in norway the five weeks comes from your salary), but if you’re UMC in the US and well educated you likely receive healthcare through your employer and earn 3-4 weeks of vacation plus some federal holidays.

Now if you work at Burger King then maybe you can argue that your lifestyle and COL will be better in Scandinavia.  However I’d still argue NO because the tax burden is high for low wage earners there.  The tax system is set up so that everyone pays into the system.  Rent will be way more expensive and same for transportation, which will be 2 of the largest expenses for someone who is a low wage earner.  [/quote]

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