Why are we not deciding that food and places to live for everyone is the determinant of success of a country, society? Or happiness?
I think a lot of countries do, just not the USA. Money is truly king in the USA. But in Europe, developed parts of Asia, people are definitely not as rich, but decent quality basics are much much more accessible and considered a basic right.
But access to healthcare is what makes most of developed world much better and more civilized? It's one of the most important things you have to have in a society.
I have read about people in the USA forgoing basic procedures like endoscopes because they cannot afford it. Can you believe that?
I was recently in Spain, what's different is "good" food is cheaper and it's part of the culture, crap food is less acceptable. I had one of the best sandwiches and coffees of my life and at airport, an airport...at 6am. It was also cheaper than what I'd get at most US airports.
It's not a priority, it's part of the culture, go to most cities in Spain, Italy any night of the week, it feels like new years eve. People out all over the place at bars, eating and drinking good food.
I think in America food and it's price are the priority personally. Every meal that I actually enjoy and isn't fast food is painfully expensive. The only exception is Mexican food IMO.
Do we? In mainstream American politics people recoil at the notion of “European” political ideals. On HN most of the “Europe is so much better” sentiment seems to come from actual Europeans.
There’s a certain type of American who sees Scandinavian countries as having 100% cracked the code to every possible problem. It’s not a viewpoint that allows for a lot of nuance.
People in the USA are just trying to figure out how to pay their bills. This USA rhetoric is really tired. Nope, most people are actually poor as fuck.
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Why are we not deciding that food and places to live for everyone is the determinant of success of a country, society? Or happiness?
I think a lot of countries do, just not the USA. Money is truly king in the USA. But in Europe, developed parts of Asia, people are definitely not as rich, but decent quality basics are much much more accessible and considered a basic right.
Btw, USA has more accessible housing than EU. Food is also cheaper.
What is screwing Americans - healthcare and urge to buy things people don't need.
But access to healthcare is what makes most of developed world much better and more civilized? It's one of the most important things you have to have in a society.
I have read about people in the USA forgoing basic procedures like endoscopes because they cannot afford it. Can you believe that?
I was recently in Spain, what's different is "good" food is cheaper and it's part of the culture, crap food is less acceptable. I had one of the best sandwiches and coffees of my life and at airport, an airport...at 6am. It was also cheaper than what I'd get at most US airports.
And I've heard many stories people in EU waiting for years for basic procedures like endoscopes.
Your sandwich was cheaper in absolute terms but more pricey in relative terms, if you count it as a fraction of your daily rate.
Because once that’s the priority it becomes easier to game the system rather than delivering food and places to live.
It's not a priority, it's part of the culture, go to most cities in Spain, Italy any night of the week, it feels like new years eve. People out all over the place at bars, eating and drinking good food.
I think in America food and it's price are the priority personally. Every meal that I actually enjoy and isn't fast food is painfully expensive. The only exception is Mexican food IMO.
People in USA have an extremely rose-tinted view of the rest of the world.
Do we? In mainstream American politics people recoil at the notion of “European” political ideals. On HN most of the “Europe is so much better” sentiment seems to come from actual Europeans.
The right wing, perhaps. The American left wing is convinced Europe is utopia.
There’s a certain type of American who sees Scandinavian countries as having 100% cracked the code to every possible problem. It’s not a viewpoint that allows for a lot of nuance.
People in the USA are just trying to figure out how to pay their bills. This USA rhetoric is really tired. Nope, most people are actually poor as fuck.