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Comment · 2 months ago
Ironically, that looks like something Claude would write..
Comment · 3 months ago
Okay, well the ratio of mean disposable income for the US to the UK is 1.59:1, while the ratio of median income is 1.69:1
So your preferred metric for quality of life actually shows a greater disparity between the two countries..
Comment · 3 months ago
They're completely different metrics. If you want to compare median income:
UK - $49,500 (https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/personal...)
US - $83,750 (https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MEHOINUSA672N)
I'm struggling to understand what you're trying to prove other than that you don't understand statistics.
Comment · 3 months ago
Depends who you are. 16% of the UK is in absolute poverty (20% if you account for housing costs), while only 10% are in absolute poverty in the US.
I'd rather be an American on an average salary paying for healthcare than in the UK on a much lower average salary. Property costs/rents are much higher and our public services like healthcare are crumbling (my dad nearly died in a hospital corridor because there were no beds left).
I know that last bit is anecdotal, but it's a country-wide problem.
Comment · 3 months ago
That's income, not disposable income. It's also median, instead of mean. It's also wrong. Median income in the UK is £39,039 which is about $49,500.. You linked to the US Wikipedia page twice.
OECD is the source for disposable income.
US: https://oecd-better-life-index.truth-and-beauty.net/countrie...
UK: https://oecd-better-life-index.truth-and-beauty.net/countrie...
Comment · 3 months ago
Not sure we do have better quality of life in Europe. We may have in the 2000s, but we're in decline relative to the US. Even if you take things like healthcare into account:
US average disposable income is $51,000, while it's $32,000 in the UK (with higher rents in the UK than the US).