Comments by "H B" (@capitalb5889) on "Type Ashton" channel.

@jessicaely2521 with the average EURUSD FX rate taken into account, €60,000 is about the same as $79,000 (the current FX rate is very an aberration). And then things like healthcare in Germany are substantially cheaper. Based on that, the German electrician on €60k is probably better off.
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 @HappyBeezerStudios Japan has a lot of towns and smaller cities and there definitely are big shipping malls even in relatively rural areas.
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@seanthe100 those earnings go someway to explaining why healthcare eats up nearly 20% of American GDP Vs other developed countries where healthcare absorbs about 10% of GDP.
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@seanthe100 but what percentage of the population are covered by company health benefits and what is the type of coverage? Either way you look at it, the American healthcare system leaches almost 20% of GDP, substantially more than healthcare systems in other developed economies
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@seanthe100 Germany spends 12.5% of GDP on health care, the USA spends 19.7%< so it is a very material difference. T The way you paint the figures makes it sound like almost everyone is the USA has fully comprehensive healthcare and don't have to pay a penny because either the employer or government pays. This does not trying true.
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@jessicaely2521 yes, so that would have been worth $78k in 2012
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@jessicaely2521 that is a useful explanation of your personal situation, but I think we should look more broadly. Personally I get both government provided healthcare and also company provided additional insurance that gives me the ability to see specialists straight away if needed, as well as things like physio (I might use because of my ongoing tennis elbow which I've been too busy and lazy to sort out). But I'm lucky - I get great perks with my job - but it doesn't represent everyone. And the fact that you keep chickens and have children who can get a free university education in Switzerland is great for you, but not necessarily representative of an average American citizen.
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@seanthe100 of course the staff earn more - that's why healthcare sucks up 20% of US GDP and 12.5% of German GDP. One way or another, you pay for those salaries. Imagine if doctors took a paycut and you only had to pay $100 dollars a month.
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@seanthe100 great - well done and I think for that you get your healthcare paid for. The US does have great medical schools and excellent health research, but at the same time it has some of the worst health outcomes of the developed world despite spending about 40% more on health insurance. Something somewhere doesn’t work at a systemic level.
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@jessicaely2521 I think I'm your case you are, but as you note, you are in a rather unique position that isn't necessarily representative of typical Americans, including working for some giant cooperative group (possibly like the John Lewis group in Britain). I work for a major international financial group, so get pretty good benefits. No share purchase scheme unfortunately because we are a partnership. Pension about 20% of base salary, but I doubt it'll be a million dollars when I'm 55.
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@jlrva3864 I thought that in the US you also needed to do a two year MA before starting the PhD.
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@Phillip Banes "mind your own business, foreigner." LOL. Says someone commenting on a video comparing tertiary education in two countries, one of which is the USA.
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@Phillip Banes no one is meddling, you dolt. They are simply commentating, which is entirely appropriate given the context of the video.
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@Phillip Banes I'm aware - it would appear to be you that has no idea. Unless you can point to anyone on this thread who has gone and made changes to the American tertiary education system, it's just opinions. And you seem to hold pretty strong opinions yourself, which mainly seem to be covered by "how dare a foreigner criticize anything about America."
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@Phillip Banes criticism is not meddling - it is direct interference. As per the online definition from Google: intrusive or unwarranted interference. "bureaucratic meddling" You clearly do not understand the definition of meddling. I'm not aware that the word is used any differently in the USA Vs different English speaking countries.
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