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Re:US colleges struggling with low enrollment are closing at... by seanmcdirmid on Tuesday January 14, 2020 @01:40AM (#22042424)
This discounts all the other benefits the French are getting for their taxes beyond it paying for higher education and healthcare; eg much better public transit. You will still probably do better in the USA, especially at higher incomes, but the French aren’t very unhappy with their life quality.
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Re:US colleges struggling with low enrollment are closing at... by rayiner on Tuesday January 14, 2020 @04:38AM (#22043243)
Public transit can be considered a liability, not a benefit: https://www.thelocal.fr/20160418/parisians-spend-23-days-a-y...

> 92 minutes. That’s the amount of time on average that people in the Paris area spend on public transport each day of their lives.

> And if the figure is only applied to those who work then it rises to 113 minutes each day.

> So basically that’s over an hour and half sitting, or more likely standing, on the Metro, RER trains or buses according to a new study by France’s Urban Development institute.

A typical Houstonian, where the average commute is under an hour, isn’t pining for higher taxes and public transit.

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Re:US colleges struggling with low enrollment are closing at... by seanmcdirmid on Tuesday January 14, 2020 @09:07AM (#22044797)
Pretty sure I would be happier living in Paris than Houston, but to each their own. Alain just to be clear, are commutes cumulatively measured both ways in Houston as well, so you mean they spend less than 60 minutes each day commuting? Or do you mean less than 120 minutes (to go and get back)?
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Re:US colleges struggling with low enrollment are closing at... by rayiner on Tuesday January 14, 2020 @09:14AM (#22044860)
60 minutes round trip.
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Re:US colleges struggling with low enrollment are closing at... by seanmcdirmid on Tuesday January 14, 2020 @10:39AM (#22045747)
That’s pretty good then. My one way commute in Lausanne was 10 minutes by bike (15 on return since...up hill), but I intentionally lived near where I worked and the city. Paris offers similar options, but you don’t get a big place as you would get in the outer districts.
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