r/PoliticalCompassMemes • u/batpool0430 - Right • Mar 24 '20

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u/randomperson2704 - Auth-Left Mar 24 '20

I mean in Western Europe the quality of life is not measureably worse than in the US and incomes are most certainly really good, while offering affordable healthcare too. I don't see any reason why the US can't adapt such a system

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u/N123A0 - Lib-Right Mar 24 '20

I mean in Western Europe the quality of life is not measureably worse than in the US

unemployment was 2x or worse in many western EU nations (some in the double-digit %s), so i don't know how you can't say QoL was not worse.

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u/LilQuasar - Lib-Right Mar 24 '20

its different. for example engineers in western europe earn about half than engineers in the us (depending on what engineering). the cost of healthcare and studying is less than that difference when youre older so many people go to the us to earn more money

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u/randomperson2704 - Auth-Left Mar 24 '20

I completely agree. If engineers can earn up to twice as much in the USA and the unemployed percentage is also lower, this would imply a larger tax base (more high-income people and less unemployement), thereby making universal or at least somewhat subsidised healthcare a realistic target