[s1artibartfast]

Why is that laughable, US has a higher median and mean income than nearly all of Europe, Austrialia, and the UK.

This means workers cost more and have more.

[palmetieri2000]

According to the first google results this is not true for the US and Australian comparison, even after converting AUD to USD the Australian worker makes about $2000 more than the US worker.

You also fail to recognize that US workers spend more to achieve similar healthcare outcomes, something highly relevant to this conversation.