Comment Comment by avianlyric Empirical evidence suggests otherwise.For productivity the US trails behind most EU countries and the EU as a whole [1]Same again for social mobility, US trailing badly [2]So if the cost of the EU model is higher productivity and social mobility, then I’m all in.As for innovation, that’s harder to comment on. But the success of US tech companies is certainly notable.[1] https://data.oecd.org/lprdty/gdp-per-hour-worked.htm[2] https://www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-the-social-mobility-... parent avianlyric 6 years ago
For productivity the US trails behind most EU countries and the EU as a whole [1]
Same again for social mobility, US trailing badly [2]
So if the cost of the EU model is higher productivity and social mobility, then I’m all in.
As for innovation, that’s harder to comment on. But the success of US tech companies is certainly notable.
[1] https://data.oecd.org/lprdty/gdp-per-hour-worked.htm
[2] https://www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-the-social-mobility-...