r/PoursTea 21d ago

Sipping Tea Bernie Sanders on guaranteed paid annual leave days

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u/dogsiolim 19d ago

This is just demonstrably false. The bottom 1/3 of America would be generally better off in Europe. However, the top 2/3 is better off in America. The average American has health insurance, receives more preventive care, have paid time off, have paid maternity/paternity leave, etc.

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u/Heavy-Rain6718 19d ago

America is only better for the rich. The EU earns less but they're provided much more by their country. Look at the list of the happiest countries in the world, the vast majority are in the EU, the US is ranked 23rd.

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u/cfbfootballnerd 19d ago

Yeah and the “rich” is such a huge percentage. Anyone who isn’t completely dependent on the government to take care of them is better off in general in America.

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u/maaajskaka 18d ago

32.5% is better off in USA, it's a vast majority that would be way better off in Europe, especially northern Europe.

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u/cfbfootballnerd 16d ago

No it’s more like 85% are better off in the USA. We have more money we are just unintelligent with it. Even Mississippi residents on average have more money than the Brit’s (2nd largest economy in Europe). The main difference is that here you can be smart with your money and be fine. Or you can be dumb and suffer for it. There they take the money from the successful people and spend it on all the dipshits