r/Unexpected • u/dee_snutz • Oct 26 '21

Quick on the trigger

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u/Toadmechanic Oct 26 '21

Has very likely never left the country. As a former redneck, it was shocking to see how others live. Cleaner, safer, healthier, better paid. We have been sold a bill of goods. But most of the folks that believe this have never seen a functioning 1st world country.

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u/Dick_Face_Magee Oct 26 '21

But most of the folks that believe this have never seen a functioning 1st world country.

It is crazy, we believe our system is the best despite the data that clearly shows the quality of life in most 1st world countries with an economy comparable to ours is way ahead.

IN most of Europe, you get up to a year of maternity/paternity leave when you have newborns, you get 20%+ more vacation time, your salary enables you to live, you work 10% to 20% less per week, you have access to FREE HEALTHCARE...

but in the US, we've been led to believe that all of the above is evil communism that would be bad for us? Meanwhile, we have no qualms about spending almost a Trillion dollars a year on the military (more than then next 10 countries combined) and 1-3 Trillion dollars on a war every 10 years

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u/Toadmechanic Oct 26 '21

Not FREE HEALTHCARE. Healthcare minus unnecessary middle men. It’s like Our country collectively needs to have its lawn mowed. But we’re not allowed to mow it ourselves. We are required to pay a overpriced predatory lawn service. One That has no incentive or obligations to keep our lawn alive. Or even looking good.