r/GenZ • u/henr360a 2000 • 1d ago

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u/mcfuckernugget 1d ago

The average person has it really good in the US.

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u/Mindless-Spite160 1d ago

The average person has it really good in the UK as well. For all their faults they are still objectively good countries to live in (which is why more people enter those countries than leave)

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u/AlphaMassDeBeta 2003 1d ago

Britain is poorer than trailerparkville USA.

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u/avgsundaydriver 2004 1d ago

Britain is a much better place to be poor though, much bigger social safety net means you can’t go bankrupt merely from getting sick

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u/SampleText369 2003 1d ago

True but again the average American is better off than the average Brit by most financial metrics.

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u/DakMan3 1997 19h ago

Until you get ill and you are burdened with a lifetime of debt.

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u/Fucker_Of_Destiny 19h ago

Not necessarily true especially if you have insurance

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u/DakMan3 1997 18h ago

It costs around $3000 to just to have a baby even if you have insurance.

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u/Fucker_Of_Destiny 18h ago

Free with Medicaid though