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> Living in the US of America is already a success compared with most other places in the world. > Success for most people is not making a billion dollar compa
by throw8932894 5y ago
> Living in the US of America is already a success compared with most other places in the world.
> Success for most people is not making a billion dollar company. Success for them is being able to raise a family, work on their own, pursue their interests and be free. In the US you can do that way easier than in the rest of the world.
This is such self absorbed and delusional opinion!
Your point proves point of the article. US is extremely hostile to families. It is incredibly expensive to raise children. System itself is rigged against families, it tries to tear family structure apart. Even finding fertile partner who wants children is very difficult.
Let us know when you get pregnancy leave and affordable health care :)
- kkjjkgjjgg 5y agoMost places and populations where people have many children are poorer than the US. Families are expensive because you have such expectations of high standards. I see it in my country. If you want an extra bedroom for every kid and a car that fits all family members, it is expensive. Meanwhile other people are raising 4 kids in a single room.
- burntoutfire 5y agoIt's very easy to make very good money in the US, compared to practically anywhere else in the world. Mundane corporate IC paper-pushers with no discernible talent can make up to six figures - which is salary restricted to mid- and high-level management in most other industrialized countries. What's more, taxes in the US are lower than in most other industrialized countries. In result, an (non-software) engineer in the US easily makes $5-7k after taxes, whereas in Europe we gets maybe half of that (not to mention that practically everything is more expensive in Europe). That extra money is crucial for setting up a comfortable family living. Not to mention he also gets pretty good health care coverage from his job, often better than what the "free" medical system in Europe provides.
- inter_netuser 5y agoengineers make 2.5-3k in europe after taxes? thats third world wages?
- burntoutfire 5y agoBoth numbers (5k in US, 2.5-3k in Europe) were monthly.
- inter_netuser 5y agodevs in Ukraine not infrequently make 10k a month. Ukraine.
- burntoutfire 5y agoAnd people in US make 50k-80k a month, too. But I'm not focusing on the top percentiles.