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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They’re happier and less stressed. They have universal health care. [/quote]

This. They have a much more robust social safety net plus universal health care, paid maternity leave, and usually a fiarly good vacation. So much less stress than in the US. 
Plus more walking and more public transportation. [/quote]

Paid for with ruinous taxes, including tax policies that discourage home ownership over rental and vehicle ownership (and the concomitant freedom that brings) over mass transit that frequently is unfriendly to the disabled and regularly shut down by strikes. Significantly lower socio-economic mobility, with students put on lifetime occupational tracks comparatively early. Typically a significant emphasis on social conformity. And there’s a reason for the smaller portions. Food is more expensive. Some of that expense results in overall higher quality but not all of it.[/quote]

This right here.  I’ll add expecting women to not only work but to unofficially drop out of the work for 1-2 years to care for a young child while receiving “fully paid maternity leave” that’s around $200-300 a week.  No thanks!  [/quote]

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