• EstonianGuy@lemm.ee
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    5 hours ago

    100k a year in most EU countries is considered wealthy, and we have the highest taxes in the world.

    We also generally have higher food/gas prices than anywhere else, so probably it’s more related to spending habits in the US. Eating out should be a once per month thing not three times per day.

    That being said, we also got free healthcare and education so probably makes a huge difference.

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      3 hours ago

      You have a MUCH better social structure Wich saves a tremendous amount of money compared to us.

      Our taxes wouldn’t be a problem if our prices were reasonable on most other things.

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      4 hours ago

      Yeah, student loans, rent, and healthcare eat up the majority of a lot of people’s income here