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I thought there was a problem with people in the US consuming too much and going into debt and not having savings.
I thought that people (on average) in the US had a lot less vacation time/worked more/etc. (Note this completely disregards the fact that most US vacations are just staying at home or going a couple of hours away to go camping... or see the grandparents.)
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a lot of things (including health care, which is what percentage of the US GDP?) are much more efficient there (And so they get more for their knr spent), and so on.
I thought there was a problem with people in the US consuming too much and going into debt and not having savings.Scouse Git (2) La Fayette Adam Smith Solomwi and Loinburger will not be forgotten.
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Originally posted by Jon Miller View PostI thought there was a problem with people in the US consuming too much and going into debt and not having savings.
I thought that people (on average) in the US had a lot less vacation time/worked more/etc. (Note this completely disregards the fact that most US vacations are just staying at home or going a couple of hours away to go camping... or see the grandparents.)
JM
The problem with credit availability in the united states is entirely a function of the government forcing banks to take on bad loans for "disadvantaged people". The government is why we have too much credit.If there is no sound in space, how come you can hear the lasers?
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Originally posted by Hauldren Collider View PostNo, he's making his choice based on the actual median household consumption, and using the no air conditioning thing as illustrative of what the difference between these two numbers implies. Pay attention.
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Originally posted by Hauldren Collider View PostAmericans work harder than Europeans, that's why they take fewer vacations. Europe's wage controls do nothing except make people poorer. If people really wanted vacations that much in the US, they would take them. Most would prefer to be able to afford more household luxuries, which is why they don't have the time or money for three week jaunts through Thailand. In Europe, this choice is made for you by the government.
The problem with credit availability in the united states is entirely a function of the government forcing banks to take on bad loans for "disadvantaged people". The government is why we have too much credit.
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Originally posted by Hauldren Collider View PostAmericans work harder than Europeans, that's why they take fewer vacations. Europe's wage controls do nothing except make people poorer. If people really wanted vacations that much in the US, they would take them. Most would prefer to be able to afford more household luxuries, which is why they don't have the time or money for three week jaunts through Thailand. In Europe, this choice is made for you by the government.
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Originally posted by Hauldren Collider View PostEverything there is 100% factual. Americans work longer hours and produce more per hour than European counterparts.
I have seen that europeans are more likely to take a long lunch and a coffee. And that is northern europeans, my understanding is that southern europeans take even longer lunches.
On the other hand, breaks are nice.
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Originally posted by Jon Miller View PostIf there is no sound in space, how come you can hear the lasers?
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