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[quote=Anonymous]Many people in the U.S. assume the European middle class has a higher standard of living than the American middle class, but the reality is more complicated. In much of Europe, a typical middle class family often cannot afford a detached single family home and may rent apartments long term, often without features Americans consider standard, like central air conditioning.

If you take away the glamour of "it's Europe" with the old buildings and history, the lifestyle expectations and average disposable income in many countries are lower than even poorer U.S. states like Mississippi. In some ways, the differences are surprising. There are parts of Mississippi where the average person has better access to cosmetic dental care and straighter teeth than in parts of the UK or Europe.

There are absolutely unhealthy lifestyle issues in the U.S., including obesity, but that is different from saying the healthcare system itself is universally worse or that Americans are broadly poorer in material living standards.
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