I advised to abandon PPP not because that I think that is a bad meausure, but just to show that Europeans are _not_ making less money. And the reason for higher prices for stuff patially that are paid better salaries., so to produce things you need to spend more money. And also Europe produce more stuff for its own consumption, that makes goods more expensive.<p>Now it is you who is cherry-picking.<p>About unemployment:
Even if take EU average, we see that it is not 
higher than American average 10%. It is at _worst_ equal.
Now USA often uses  creative ways (unemployed but not  seeking and all he other odd ways of meausuring) to meausure unemployment,
If you read alternative sources, you can often see 17% of real unemployment in USA.<p>No it is not making meaningfully different picture.