Quote:I'm talking about your average Joe. Better healthcare, live longer, work less hours, earn more, have more holiday, more welfare. But that means a bit more dirty socialism

 

In the past I would have disagreed with you regarding health care.  It's become a mess.  I will tell you this though.  When I was in Scotland I spoke with a young lady that raved about the quality of our health care system.  That was a huge thing for her and something that she kind of envied about me being a "yank".

 

Live longer - that's probably debatable, but I wouldn't be surprised due to the diet that many Americans consume.

 

Work less hours / earn more - While I agree that Europeans work less hours, the benefits to me negate the result.  I would rather work the hours that I do, and earn what I get in order to maintain my standard of living.  Earning more money?  Not a chance.

 

More holiday - I get plenty of time off from my job and get to take vacations or take time off pretty much as much as I want (depending on what I earn).

 

More welfare - That's what's killing this country.  The last thing that we need is more welfare.

 

In my opinion, our standard of living is well beyond most other countries.

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