Why Don’t Americans Understand How Poor Their Lives Are?
This article starts off terribly. It does not get contain enough real substance till it gets to the point about the differential in life expectancy and discusses the point about &#x27;the myth of exceptionalism in America&#x27;. The whole line about the difference in entertainment is utter drivel. Big Brother started in the UK, there is plenty of garbage culture coming from Europe.<p>For the record I&#x27;ve met quite a few Europeans (French and Germans) and I&#x27;ve asked them about what compelled them to come to the US. At times it does seem like Europe is a less stressful place to live. And the answer I get typically amounts to this;<p>&quot;In France (or Germany or UK) security is much better than the US. But the opportunity in the US is much better.&quot;<p>I find it strange to mention Spain, and really all the PIIGS nations who not long ago were in financial dire straits and Greece has still not escaped.<p>The lack of a decent safety net in the US scares the crap out of me. The richest nation in the world should not have this poor a safety net. But to make Europe seem like some workers paradise is laughable.