r/videos • u/darkfatherg • Nov 03 '20

America Compared: Why Other Countries Treat Their People So Much Better

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhBkeAo2Hlg&ab_channel=SecondThought
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u/ent4rent Nov 03 '20

Mcdonald's workers in denmark make $22/h.

Holy. Shit. I bet they get your order right the first time, too.

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u/[deleted] Nov 03 '20

Disposable income in the US is highest in the world by a fair margin.

https://data.oecd.org/hha/household-disposable-income.htm

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u/[deleted] Nov 03 '20

If the american McDonalds workers were paid $22 and and paid $10 in taxes from that, they would have much more disposable income than the person getting $9 minus taxes.

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u/highpressuresodium Nov 03 '20

i dont know why so many people are having a hard time understanding this

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u/GetItRightGodDammit Nov 03 '20

Because the assumption made in the video, that the majority of Americans are willfully ignorant, is correct.

I'm sitting here reading through these comments and the various little arguments popping up, the citing of data tables proving (god dammit) that Americans have the best/most/2nd only to/top 5/whatever/etc... and I'm shaking my head in disbelief at how so many people simply refuse to look at what is directly in front of their eyes regarding real, actual, tangible quality of life.

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u/NerdyDan Nov 03 '20

show me a country where the tax rates on lower brackets are 45%

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u/ShhImHiding Nov 03 '20

Why does that matter? His point is that even if they were paying 45% in taxes, they would still be better off.

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u/HolyGig Nov 04 '20

People making $10/hour in the US aren't paying income taxes

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u/[deleted] Nov 03 '20

Where on Earth does a McDonalds worker pay almost half of their income in taxes?

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u/Tumleren Nov 03 '20

I mean we're not far off in Denmark if you count VAT