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Re:Labor shortage or terrible jobs? by dmitriid on Saturday May 01, 2021 @07:51AM (#27005506)
This article is still relevant: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2012/sep/19/europe...

Also, poor people rarely know the reality of other countries. I have friends in the States who firmly believe that Europe is a hellhole even though they are literally a medical emergency away from a bankruptcy.

Re:Labor shortage or terrible jobs? by syshum on Saturday May 01, 2021 @08:42AM (#27005813)
Maybe that is because they value something more than Free Healthcare. Maybe they are not willing to trade this liberty for the safety of government services.....
Re:Labor shortage or terrible jobs? by robotresearcher on Saturday May 01, 2021 @02:20PM (#27008510)
What is an example liberty that pertains in the US and not in Europe?
Re:Labor shortage or terrible jobs? by syshum on Sunday May 02, 2021 @11:04AM (#27015893)
Hmm Actual Freedom of Speech (we are not putting people in jail for jokes on YouTube as an example), The right to Self Defense (aka 2nd Amendment), the relationship between government and the people (i.e we believe rights transcend government and are not granted by same), I could go on and on
Re:Labor shortage or terrible jobs? by dmitriid on Saturday May 01, 2021 @08:58AM (#27005939)
Ah yes. The liberty to die. The liberty to go with untreated chronic diseases. The liberty of not being able to change shitty jobs.