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by JumpCrisscross 705 days ago
> the US bottom 10% have it worse than most or even almost all people from western Europe

America’s bottom 10% are absolutely comparable to Europe’s bottom 10% when one considers actual access to services and material standards of living. (I’m assuming you mean EU’s, not Europe’s, because as terrible as being homeless in America may be, it sure beats being bombed.)
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FrenchDevRemote 705 days ago
I said western Europe, not Europe, +/- all of western Europe is EU expect the UK and Switzerland.

It's not comparable, the benefits you get in western Europe are 10x better than what you get anywhere in the USA.

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JumpCrisscross 705 days ago
> said western Europe, not Europe

My bad.

> benefits you get in western Europe are 10x better than what you get anywhere in the USA

Benefits you’re entitled to. France, for instance, has put a lot of services behind an internet portal. Add to that the stigma of utilising them in many villages and you get low utilisation rates.

I would imagine the poor in Europe are a bit better off. (If we limit ourselves to the coastal states, the answer may be surprising.)

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