No One Goes There Anymore

Re:No One Goes There Anymore by rayiner on Monday May 18, 2020 @08:02AM (#23221254)

> If I had an extra $5k/year I'd probably just spend it on meaningless consumption like a bigger TV or a better car, where as not having to give a second thought about costs for medical care or higher education for my kids gives me so much more peace of mind.

We do. The median house in the US is twice as big as in Germany or France. We have 50% more cars per person than Germany and almost twice as many as France. Even excluding healthcare (to exclude the effect of inflated healthcare costs in the US), per person household consumption spending is 50% higher in the US than France, based on OECD data.

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Re:No One Goes There Anymore by ido on Monday May 18, 2020 @10:05AM (#23222444)

I'm not sure if this means you agree with me or disagree?

America is a staggeringly wealthy country and yet you spend all that wealth on trinkets while saying you can't afford universal healthcare, free education, fewer working hours, more vacation days, paid parental leave & other social benefits almost every other developed country provides their citizens.

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