Aniki@feddit.org to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 day agoquality is more important than equalitymessage-squaremessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up128arrow-down115file-text
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it is more important that everybody has a good quality of life, than everybody has the same quality of life
minus-squarerealitista@lemmus.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoYes but the EU has 100 million more people than the USA.
minus-squarebirdwing@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-224 hours agoand? a lower income doesn’t matter much if everyone has a better life. i’d rather earn $40k net and have a life without worries than earning $80k net and my life being able to be fucked over at every second
minus-squarerealitista@lemmus.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-216 hours agoI agree, it’s basically the thesis of my original post at the top of the thread. There’s even some interesting studies showing that due to working hours and inequality, Europeans are actually richer on average by hourly work than Americans. But if you look at GDP PPP per capita, the EU is lower than the US, which was my point in pointing out there are 100m more people in Europe. In 2026, the GDP per capita (PPP) for the European Union was approximately $67,957, while for the United States, it was about $94,430
Yes but the EU has 100 million more people than the USA.
and? a lower income doesn’t matter much if everyone has a better life.
i’d rather earn $40k net and have a life without worries than earning $80k net and my life being able to be fucked over at every second
I agree, it’s basically the thesis of my original post at the top of the thread. There’s even some interesting studies showing that due to working hours and inequality, Europeans are actually richer on average by hourly work than Americans. But if you look at GDP PPP per capita, the EU is lower than the US, which was my point in pointing out there are 100m more people in Europe. In 2026, the GDP per capita (PPP) for the European Union was approximately $67,957, while for the United States, it was about $94,430