My second year without a job

Re:My second year without a job by cscurmudgeon on Saturday December 07, 2024 @03:03PM (#42352441)

Not really.

1. Most Americans are not paycheck-to-paycheck. It is what politicians constantly say depending on whether they are in power or not.

https://old.reddit.com/r/AskEconomics/comments/1dbpaag/do_th...

2. Americans have higher disposable income at all income levels than Europeans (Western Europe included).

https://www.reddit.com/r/europe/comments/xgoouz/americans_ha...

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Re:My second year without a job by throwaway2037 on Saturday December 07, 2024 @08:52PM (#42354377)

    > Americans have higher disposable income at all income levels than Europeans

Most of this is eaten up by higher healthcare and university education costs, combined with a much worse social safety net compared to other G7-like nations. So really, are middle class Americans more financially stable than Europeans from G7-like nations? I doubt it.

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