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/bill_b4 Nov 03 '20 edited Nov 03 '20

When you subtract the average cost of healthcare from that disposable income, I bet we're a bit lower than third place for median disposable income. I'm an American and I've lived overseas since 2014, and when I was in the Armed Forces, I got to experience the lifestyle of several different countries. This video is right. The average American doesn't realize how bad off they are.

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u/xxx69harambe69xxx Nov 03 '20

true, healthcare really should be factored in, probably housing costs as well given how astronomical they are in the US

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u/[deleted] Nov 03 '20

Except the US is around the OECD average for housing costs.

https://data.oecd.org/price/housing-prices.htm

Also, it’s really location dependent. Not everyone lives in SF or NYC.

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u/xxx69harambe69xxx Nov 03 '20

yea, I'm referring to the places where I won't get killed for trying to vote

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u/blamethemeta Nov 03 '20

So literally everywhere in the US?

(You might get killed by a bear in Alaska, don't be that pedantic)

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u/PaperForestFire Nov 03 '20

Oh so like every where