Utopia Talk / Politics / If Euros worked as many hours as US

williamthebastard rank	Thu Aug 06 10:21:33 "compare a US worker and an EU worker with comparable wages, where the EU worker decides to take temporary employment elsewhere during his days off to match an equal amount of working hours per year. Let's use realistic numbers. The U.S. worker works about 307.5 more hours per year. Suppose the EU worker takes: all 5 weeks of paid vacation (187.5 hours), and another 120 hours spread over weekends or evenings, for a total of 307.5 additional hours at a second job. In this idealized scenario, the annual earnings are identical. In some cases, temporary or weekend work pays a premium. If the second job pays 150% ($52.50/hour): 307.5 × $52.50 = $16,143.75 Total: $72,581.25 The EU worker would actually out-earn the U.S. worker while working the same total number of hours. This reflects an important point in labor economics: a substantial part of the higher annual earnings observed in the U.S. is attributable to Americans working more hours per year.
Sam Adams rank	Thu Aug 06 10:27:38 "we are poor because we don't work very hard" Interesting logic. You should definitely put that in your resume.
williamthebastard rank	Thu Aug 06 10:31:39 Unfortunately, that could mean that EU men might start turning into women as murcans are currently doing, while trying to alter their sexually confused hormones with supplementary testosterone.
williamthebastard rank	Thu Aug 06 10:49:24 "I wud hapily groe man boobs and let my cok shrink to the siz of a clitoris for munies" - Lying She-male
Rugian rank	Thu Aug 06 14:05:14 Oh no I work a full week's worth of work. Pardon me as I wipe away my tears with one of the many stacks of cash I have.
Forwyn rank	Thu Aug 06 17:41:39 You need to work less when you account for the hours of commuting on the stabby tube and the loss of sleep due to the bedroom being 82°
williamthebastard rank	Thu Aug 06 17:52:25 "If you equalize annual working hours (EU worker adds ~307.5 hours of temporary work to match the U.S. worker) and assume the same hourly wage, the U.S. wage advantage largely disappears. After that: Gross income: roughly equal. Healthcare: EU worker typically spends significantly less directly due to universal systems → EU advantage. Transport: EU worker often spends less due to public transport/walkability → EU advantage. Childcare/education: often substantially cheaper in many EU countries → EU advantage (especially for families). Job security/social protection: generally stronger in the EU → EU advantage. The important conclusion Once you make the comparison: Equalize hours worked (EU worker works the extra 307.5 hours), Equalize wages/hour, Account for healthcare, transport, and social costs, the U.S. worker's apparent income advantage can disappear or even reverse for ordinary middle-class workers.
williamthebastard rank	Thu Aug 06 17:54:43 "If an EU worker matches U.S. annual working hours, gross earnings become roughly equal, while lower healthcare, transport, childcare, and education costs can leave the EU worker with higher effective disposable income."
williamthebastard rank	Thu Aug 06 17:57:06 "how much higher? There isn't a single percentage because it depends heavily on the country, family situation, employer benefits, and where the person lives. But using the equal-hours assumption, a reasonable illustrative range is: Couple with children: 5–20% higher, mainly because of lower childcare, education, and healthcare costs. So, for a typical middle-class worker, after: equalizing annual hours worked, and accounting for lower direct costs such as healthcare and transport, an EU worker could plausibly end up with around 5–15% more effective disposable income than a comparable U.S. worker."
Sam Adams rank	Thu Aug 06 21:28:55 Wtb we know you have mental problems but trying to get ai to do your thinking for you isn't how you solve them. Seriously I think you need help again. Real human help.
williamthebastard rank	Thu Aug 06 21:53:43 In a perverted, dying murcan sub-species sort of way, its sort of impressive you gave up your cock and gender and become a hormonal she-male to afford a car, Lying She-male. That must take some real labia flaps
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