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Serious question for people living in the US. Do you really think it's a better quality of life than other countries? I'm from the US, but I now live in France. Let's compare.
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* France has no medical bankruptcies & no medical rationing
* You're 3 times more likely to be murdered in US ( http://www.ifitweremyhome.com/compare/FR/US )
* University education is a few hundred euros a year * Americans studying in France will need to pay 2,770€/year https://www.study.eu/article/tuition-fees-in-france
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* You're 3 times more likely to be murdered in US ( http://www.ifitweremyhome.com/compare/FR/US )
* University education is a few hundred euros a year * Americans studying in France will need to pay 2,770€/year https://www.study.eu/article/tuition-fees-in-france
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* US averages more than one mass shooting a day, but it's so common it no longer makes the news ( https://www.gunviolencearchive.org/mass-shooting )
* France has maybe two or three a year. Generally terrorism related.
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* France has maybe two or three a year. Generally terrorism related.
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* You can live on the French Minimum Wage (SMIC). It's increased every year to keep up with purchasing power.
* Work full-time on the French minimum wage? You can often still afford to buy a home ( https://www.connexionfrance.com/Practical/Property/What-you-can-buy-on-the-Smic)
* And "full time" work in France is 35 hours a week
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* Work full-time on the French minimum wage? You can often still afford to buy a home ( https://www.connexionfrance.com/Practical/Property/What-you-can-buy-on-the-Smic)
* And "full time" work in France is 35 hours a week
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* Oh, and we also get a minimum five weeks of guaranteed paid holiday per year (not counting national holidays) https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2015/jun/05/french-more-holidays-work-less-productivity
* Oh, and 16 weeks paid maternity leave, and that can start up to 6 weeks *before* the child is born (fathers get 11 days)
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* Oh, and 16 weeks paid maternity leave, and that can start up to 6 weeks *before* the child is born (fathers get 11 days)
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By the way, I surveyed my US friends and found that if they add state, local, and federal taxes, and included insurance payments, co-payments, and deductibles, they were paying as much or more than I am for much worse services.
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You'd think all of this would crush the French economy, but it has the seventh-largest economy in the world. https://www.investopedia.com/insights/worlds-top-economies/
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We do have structural issues which keeps our unemployment high (it's currently around 9%), but we also have a generous (and expensive) social safety net to help those who need it.
https://www.france24.com/en/france/20200228-french-connections-loved-or-loathed-the-ins-and-outs-of-france-s-generous-social-safety-net
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https://www.france24.com/en/france/20200228-french-connections-loved-or-loathed-the-ins-and-outs-of-france-s-generous-social-safety-net
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Americans who attack the system here in France generally have no idea what's really going on. So far, I can say that France wins, hands-down.
But Texas still has better food. Don't tell the French I said that. (photo courtesy https://www.pexels.com/photo/close-up-photo-of-rice-and-tacos-2087748/)
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But Texas still has better food. Don't tell the French I said that. (photo courtesy https://www.pexels.com/photo/close-up-photo-of-rice-and-tacos-2087748/)
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