[spacebanana7]

Europeans and Canadians might be healthier and better educated, but its very unlikely they'll earn more than an American electrician.

[jhoechtl]

The European has paid leave and a somewhat existing medicare system. I do not think this is taken into the equation?

[spacebanana7]

GDP calculations capture the difference between paid / unpaid leave, and government healthcare spending.

It can be argued that Europeans are happier than Americans, but not that they're wealthier than Americans.

[simonsarris]

I have no idea what you mean by "somewhat existing." Public health expenditure in the US is more per capita than any other country's public + private spending combined.

This does not mean the US is healthier (after all absurdly high spending is in part to cover health issues). But money per se is not remotely the problem and public health expenditure very loudly exists.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Life_expectancy_vs_h...

[red-iron-pine]

> but its very unlikely they'll earn more than an American electrician.

what's he going to be putting his money to, if not being healthier and smarter?

otherwise he's just fatter, dumber, and full of plastic kitch manufactured overseas, much of which is now floating around his bloodstream in microscopic form.

but hey, at least he's got a big truck.