Generationally he was right. Companies competed by offering benefits. They held onto employees for their entire lives by giving pensions. (Cradle to coffin companies). Oh how times have changed :(
@@adalovelace7620 Only until you hit a magic number and then you are part of the 'ultra rich" and pay almost no taxes. Ask Trump, he doesn't pay. If you make 30k you pay and pay, If you make a million you pay less than the person that makes 100k. Thanks to the #1 Crime Family, the Trumps.
He was a damn moron then, as a French, i can assure you, it is a nightmare, We are nearly a communist state, If you win 100k, you will give 75k back to the state to finance all these shit
Yet Americans are completely forgetting all of that, all they see is “must pay tax” and runs for the hills. When in the end of the day they have been paying for stuff they will never get to utilize. Like for example that insurance, it barely covers anything at all and they still end up in debt.
I was thinking of all of the museums a d things I could visit... I am already working 37.5h per week. And I am 1h away from everything. Before that I was in a town in the middle of nowhere. My boyfriend and I were catching up with movies, shows, reading...
@@NankitaBR It gets quite hot a few days of the year. In 2023 the max tempreature was around 35°C/95°F. It is ok without an AC. Cars usually have AC.
I've been talking about this with americans being like "the pay is so low in france" and I had to gently explain that my water bills is 15€ per month, my public transport is less than 40€ a year, social aids are available if you're broke and we dont pay for medical bills. When you add up all these things and the cheaper food, free school and more, you dont need high pay.
I'm in the UK, my unlimited water is probably 25€ a month, public transport is about 35€. We don't have many problems with aircon because it isn't too common. There is "free" healthcare for all, although dentists and opticians are not free to everyone. Schools are also free.
That would have paid for one week of my childcare in Atlanta in the 1990’s It was not expensive comparatively to benefits because they were open 24/7 and since I was on my own financially and always…If I needed time for an appointment or overtime work…it was available!
We are paid less, but the cost of living is also less. My mother earns 50000€ a year, and she can easily pay for all of our family of 4’s expenses. With that, my mom is considered high middle class. And that’s not counting my father who also works.
@@fandomsweetheart7232 I earn 52 000€/year. It’s not 4 333 euros/month. After factoring in Social Cotisations (Universal Healthcare, Retirement, etc.) You need to pay taxes. The final amount I get per month to spend at my leisure is 2 860€/month.
@@xXTinkerLuvurXx before. But rent is not that expensive, at least not as expensive as in the US. And even if we had 1200€ in rent and utilities, we would still be considered high middle class.
The cost of living should also be included in that table. US workers are scammed. What they get extra in salary, they need to spend again, such that the French actually have more discretionary money.
@@TheEvertw This is actually false. American families have far *more* disposable income than French families do. This is why we have massively bigger houses and more and nicer stuff.
Also remember: half the pay doesn‘t mean you will be poor. The expenses and costs of everything are just different (and one dollar does not equal one euro!)
@@Myplaylists93actually you're mistaken, it does mean that euro is stronger, because you need more dollars to equal a euro. Multiply it by hundred, see that you need 100$ to match 92€ Otherwise, imagine that it means the peso is super duper strong cause it is almost 17 now compared to 1 dollar
@@Bllue after your normal monthly expenses, you still have much more money left in Europe than in the USA, because most of the things are cheaper in Europe… so cheaper living conditions can led to saving much more money in Europe than in the USA…
Me and my fiance make 4600€ a month. In one year me make roynd about 50.000€ after taxes, around 80.000 before taxes. After everything is paid (house, food, water, electricity, car, etc etc etc) we still have 1500€ to set aside for emergencies. And we don't count as "rich" here. We are pretty much in the middle. I heard about people making decent money in the USA and still live paycheck to paycheck...
But I got so confused when she said that this was only 1h less per week than in the US. Here in Brazil the full time is 40h and I thought it was like that there too
@@ViviMagriShe meant, if she works 1 hour less a week than she is used to work in the US she get the 24 days extra with RTT. With a 35h/week two days are 14 hours. So Full Time in the US is 50 hours a week.
@@maxmustermann13013 fulltime in the US is not 50 hours a week. Fulltime is 32 hours or more a week. Most consider fulltime in the us to be 40 hours a week though because anything above 40 hours a week is overtime which you get paid more for overtime.
Yeah the salary. I heard some americans say that at the end of the day they have more money left while working in France or Sweden, even though nominally they get paid half as much as in the US. Edit: woaaaah, i did not expect this kind of response. I don't have any statistics to back this up, it's just a statement i have heard repeatedly.
Yes, because other costs are often lower while there also being benefits offered. Childcare e.g. will usually be very cheap or free and parents may receive monthly payments per child to help cover costs. Healthcare will also be a lot cheaper and tuition etc. Also infrastructure gets more funding and so not every individual *needs* a car
@@zuzannanowicka6348 sorry, I wasn't being clear. I was talking about insurance prices in and co pay as a total price in different countries, because if you're a working adult healthcare you might still have to pay a fee of some sort coming out of your paycheck instead of all of it being covered by your taxes, especially if it's a multi provider system like Germany. The NHS might be payed through taxes only, I am not sure. Depending on where you are there might also be a small co pay and dentists might not be covered. Etc But overall it is a lot cheaper and it provides healthcare independent
I’m in the UK. 28 days holiday is a minimum. I have about 35 and I only work 28h per week. Plus the option for flexi leave 1 day per month. I don’t care how high the salary is, I’d rather keep my leave. Time is precious and priceless.
In Austria, 38 hours per week is a full time job, if you work more than 38 hours, you can collect the hours and exchange them with a day-off or money transfer. We get 30 days paid vacation per year, 14 months salary per year ( +1 full month salary for Holiday in June and +1 full month salary for Christmas in December), Free Healthcare. And if you don’t have a job anymore, the government will support you 80% of your last salary monthly until you get a new job.
To be fair,.. not every 'industry' in the US is run by slave drivers. I work in the US and I'm considered 37.5-hour Salaried Staff.. so I'm expected to work as much as required to get things done, but the general guideline is more or less 8 hours a day with a 1/2 hour unpaid lunch. The 37.5/7.5 hours is just a guideline and it becomes useful when calculating sick and vacation time. There are plenty of time where I can cut out early.. and only that one time when I worked 38 hours straight to deal with an emergency hardware outage. I've been at my current employer for over 20 years so I currently get 5 weeks of vacation a year + 5 days of personal holiday time and more sick time than I need to worry about. I've currently got 33 days of vacation saved up, 2 personal holidays (we gather those through the year but they expire Dec. 31st), and 139 sick days (that's nearly 7 months). This is partially because I, like many Americans, have been indoctrinated to feel a bit guilty about taking the time off I've earned. In the private sector in particular, relentless profit seeking leads to minimal staffing levels, so it's not unusual to feel a bit guilty about taking time off & leaving your co-workers short-staffed. To be honest, the thought of doing something like taking September off is hard to wrap my head around. I'm actually a bit stressed about asking for two consecutive weeks off in the coming months. :-/ In case anyone's wondering,.. I have a technical position in Higher Ed. It's probably the most "European" place to work in the US. ;-P. We don't earn as much as the private sector.. but the benefits make up for it. EDIT: almost forgot. They started giving us the week between Christmas and New Years off too.. so I technically earn 7 weeks of vacation a year now (vacation+PH+Winter Break). :-)
Sounds great, I am in Denmark, I work 37h/week, 30 days paid vacation but we don't have the 2 months extra salary... Very few countries in Europe still do actually. Didn't know Austria was one of them. Lucky you
Isn't it +1 month of pay since there's technically 13, 4 week periods in a year so "13 months" (or else you don't get paid 4 weeks of the year) and then the other bonus month would be equivalent to bonus pay. I think that's probably much more in line with how Europe does it?
In Sweden there's a 32% income tax, vs 21% in the US. For those 11% everyone gets all of the things in this video, plus childcare, free education up to university, 200+ days of parental leave, paid sick leave etc etc etc. The tragic thing is not the differences, it's that the many US citizens have been led to believe that their system is optimal, so they actually defend it.
In Denmark its similar 35-36% but we have 8% labor market contribution so around 40% flat. Im not complaining and have most of the necessary stuff covered
@@crs290 Well, the society needs it as a whole. And for example, even though I live in Sweden, I've never been in many of the cities in Sweden. Still, I think it's right that those cities have good healthcare and good roads. And even though I don't have kids and don't want kids, I want all the kids to have a great life with good possibility to study. Also: all this provides healthy and safe citizens, and from that I will benefit every day of my life. As a woman, I can still walk outside everywhere I want at any time of the day. I can go for a hike and sleep in a tent in the forest, alone. I don't have to worry about shootings. The kids walk to school alone. If I drop my wallet or phone when I go shopping it's likely that I get it back. If I happen to be in an accident, I will get help and don't have to worry. At work I only have to worry about if I like it or not, not if I can afford to pay my bills. And so on.
@@crs290 No. The thought is that eventually, you will use those benefits, so you pay into the social system in advance. Or you pay after you get your tuition-free education. If it was an opt-in/opt-out stuff, it would have to be much more expensive and it wouldn't be feasible. So you surrender part of your pay so that other people can afford to have children. And when you have kids, someone else will contribute to that. And if you never ever utilize any of those benefits (which is unlikely, because they include healthcare for instance), that is your free choice. But you already paid for it, so you might as well.
Bruh they talk about having their salary cut but they can get paid for so much time NOT working with additional benefits on top. If you look at the actual VALUE per hour instead of just the $ sign, it's a pretty darn good deal
It is indeed. And only in highest TAX bracket they will take half of it. But only from the amount that is too high. It is in a few levels and only the money in that level gets taxed that much not everything. So yeah you're net salary might be lower but you gain so much and if you don't have it in you're hand you kinda don't miss it. Seems weird but its what were used too. On top of that all the benefits of healthcare, education, holiday, like its work to life and not life to work. And France is bueatiful as well.
But what’s the point of all that vacation time if you don’t have the money to go on a nice vacation (assuming that people want to do that over there) I assume that Disney Paris is a cheap vacation destination then by this philosophy?
@@TheRhonda77 You get more paid time off, so it can be easier to save in theory. If you go on vacation in the US you often don't get paid while gone. In many European countries you get that covered so you don't have to save more for vacation to account for loss in wage. So really you can even stretch your budget more in relation to income without it adversely affecting your financial position afterwards.
@@mgammeren You're wrong about taxes. 1. Income tax isn't everything. Even if my effective tax rate is something like 15%, you have to take into account things like sales tax (20% of pretty much anything you buy except food) and "contributions", which are mandatory payments as a proportion of your salary that you give to the government hoping for a service in return, aka a tax. When you consjder that, about a quarter goes to taxes immediately, and only after that does the effective tax rate of 15% come into play. After that, taxe a 20% sales tax, and you end up with around 49% of your money going to the government. 2. This isn't even all of it, because your boss pays even more for your contributions on top of what's taken out of what they give you, a stupid system called "charges patronales". A 50k a year salary might instead cost your company 68k. Take this into account with the median salary using urssaf's calculator, and your company pays 41k only for you to receive 24k pre-income tax. That's money that could have gone to you (and one reason salaries are so low in France), but already 42% of it went to the government, regardless of tax bracket. Admittedly, effective tax rate is only 4% at the median salary, which is good, but when you take into account sales tax you're above the 50% mark. Income tax isn't everything. You can't say "we got free healthcare and retirement !" and conveniently forget that this is the biggest tax you're paying. Even an American paying 1k a month for health insurance and 5k a year into their IRA pays less than the median French for healthcare and retirement (17k vs 17055). The only difference is that 45 years later, at 8% interest, the American has 2 million dollars in their retirement fund, can put their money into less risky options like bonds and still take out 5k forever, provided governments don't collapse, while the French needs a few more years of work before they can retire with the right amount of trimesters and get the maximum rate of... 17k a year. Taxed.
Trust me, its not. Yes, we do get maby a few extra days off per year but the salary is quiet literaly half of what people in america get (at least in my line of work). How do that add up? On top of that the little money we do make gets taxed through the roof, and on top of income tax basically all other taxes are much higher than the US
It's sort of funny in a macabre way. Wages in Europe for low wage jobs are actually higher than they are in the US. Mid wage jobs are about the same. It's only when talking about the upper fifteen percent or so of jobs where wages shoot skywards in the US compared to Europe. So, for some 80% of the population, they would be better off in Europe. At least here, they would have healthcare, vacations, and a social safety net.
This is why my husband and I decided for him to move to the states instead of me there(I lived there short term tho). He’s a software engineer and he reached the peak of what he could earn in the UK and he’s been getting job offers double (at least) here in the US. Compromise is maybe getting a fixer upper home in Portugal near his hometown so we can have a vacation home in Europe.
In my job in the U.S., I work a minimum of 45 hours a week without overtime, because I work 8-5 and even though we are legally supposed to get a 1 hour unpaid lunch break, in reality, I never take a lunch. I get 10 days paid time off per year including sick time. And my company health insurance costs me $600 a month for myself and my child - but our deductible is $14,000 a year, so our insurance covers nothing until I’ve paid $14,000+, and after that I will still pay 30% of all costs. We get absolutely shafted in the U.S. and it’s a mystery and a scandal to the rest of the world that we even put up with it. **Note to commenters from the U.S. who say “your job sucks, I have much better conditions/benefits” - you’re totally missing the point. Yes, I know there are many people with better benefits. Lucky you. There are also many people with worse benefits, or no benefits at all. The point is that there’s no minimum standard.
From the UK - hours are 9-5 with an hour lunch break. I've often worked 8-6 or beyond, but I'm in quite a well paid job so it goes with the territory. Holiday - 26 days a year. Unlimited sick days (never need them). I pay quite a lot of tax, but I don't care that others get healthcare that I pay for. I want to be in that society. By luck of birth and genetics I am well off. But not all are. If they fall ill, I want them to receive healthcare. I also have additional health insurance from work for the family that allows access to consultants very quickly and operations quickly. Cost of childbirth in the UK: zero. Cost of an ambulance: zero Cost of a visit to ER: zero Yes, I know someone pays, but I'm happy to contribute to it. In the US, the insurance company makes a profit. The hospital makes a profit. The doctors are hugely well paid. And all because of the cost of healthcare.
The problem is the company that you work for. I work 50 hours per week but I get 10 hr overtime. Also, when I started, I had 10 days vacation and 9 sicks days and another 3 floating days. That was a decade ago. I have 16 days vacation now. As for insurance with 2 kids would be around $300 per month, and deductible is around 8k but most procedures are discounted by about 70% prior to that anyway. You need to change jobs, bro.
@@lanciadryou’re acting like just this one guy’s company does this. You’re entirely missing the point. The fact that companies are allowed (and expected!) to treat their employees this way in the US is inexcusable. Just because you found one good company to work for does not excuse the atrocious working conditions in the US. We’re a laughing stock to the rest of the world, and because of people like you who act like this is ok.
@@katieedwards5926 The US is not a laughing stock. No country is. People say this generally do not have an argument. If you think things are so peachy in Europe, then people would not be moving in mass to the US. Companies are made up of people and how employees get treated depends on them. There are los good companies and lots of terrible ones. To improve your situation, one must move to another job. It's not any different in Europe. Trust me, I used to work in Greece.
@@onii1928 who exactly lies to them? The US government? No one is forcing them to come or stay here. Matter of fact, it s difficult to get a work visa in the US. They come here to work and because there are a lot of opportunities here. As some one who immigrated to the US, I am telling you that there are very few places like the US in terms of opportunities. You may simply not know as you have unlikely to ever traveled or lived outside of the US.
Thank you for sharing this!! It's comforting to know people that used to be in higher positions feel this impostor syndrome a bit when swapping roles Going trough a similar transition atm 🙏🦋
@@Demopans5990 Yeah but they also have some of the "cheapest" food in the world because while the US supplements its farmers with around 1% of our GDP every year, EU spends over 23% of all funding on big Farma (less than 50 companies make up 90% of all farms in the EU).
Which is waaaay higher in the U.S… Average American car is nearly twice as expensive as the average European car (while equivalent cars are 1/3 less expensive in the U.S…), nearly all high end graphics cards, fridges and TVs are sold in the U.S. and like 40% of CS and AI PhD ms from Europe got to the U.S. for the better salaries…
I couldn’t agree more. It’s something a lot of people fail to consider when hearing about the 6 digit salaries that are paid in North America. I left Canada for this exact same reason, I though I was gonna have a reasonable life with 85k a year in Toronto. I could barely save any money!!
@@DoritoBot9000100k gross a year for a family in Canada is just above homeless level nowadays😂, meanwhile from prices to salary everything is after taxes in Europe
@@bingobongo1615I don't think the "car argument" is a good one. Does you car go twice a far? Or twice a fast? Does it last for twice as long? My car can go around 621 miles for 13 gallons diesel. And it's total lifetime is currently at around 200 000 miles. For about 13k new. (Which is basically dirt cheap) And it can transport 5 people including the driver. And it goes around 105 mph max. Thoug that's not really fast and it's starts guzzling at that speed. So what does your car do better? So you wouldn't pay more for getting less?
@@stevemichael8458 yes; but for higher middle class jobs; the salaries are often over 100k; which leaves you with 60 k after taxes and healthcare 60 k net / year would only be for the top 5 or 10 procent in Europe Bottom line: if you are ambitious and educated; you are much better off in the USA; at least financially
I get paid well, 20 days of PTO, 9 paid holidays, $250/mo for all insurance (I pay about $150 a year out of pocket with insurance covering everything else), 401k match, no overtime and I work a blue collar job, no union. I would love free healthcare but it would be a convenience more than anything else.
It's not the amount of your salary that's most important, it's your remaining income. That is to say, the money you have left after paying for housing, food, health and transportation.
Health insurance is the icing on the top too. Education is nearly free in France, from the 1st grade to college. And we're talking high quality education. Also, if you're income is too low, government pays a significant portion of your rent, if you have kid, government give you some money per month to raise them, regardless of income, and much more.
In Germany, when you're a mother-to-be, you get your entire pregnancy off of work, while getting paid 60% of the income they were making before they got pregnant. Then, at the child's birth, the mother OR the father gets the same 60% of their pay for the first 3 years of the child's life. So, if the mother gets pregnant again before that time is up, you get to refresh the whole process.
I'm french and i can tell you that éducation and healthcare is ''free''(paid with taxes in reality) but the quality oh health and education is awful, and worse over the time, in some places is basically impossible to get a doctor in less than 6 month
@@anthonyvoisine6021 I'm also french, i studied at University of Bordeaux I, i got a master (called DEA back then). I then applied and was admitted for a PhD in Los Angeles. I have thus been able to compare college education in both country. France has nothing to be ashamed of, education is high quality. American have more wealth, library, laboratories, amphitheater is more grandiose in the US, but the content of what is being taught is the same quality if not better in France. I even attended lecture by nobel price laurate in the US. Brillant scientists no doubt, but poor teachers.
Not American but still. I work in Sweden on what is just slightly above average salary and my life is so easy. I got my education in another EU country where it was free so no debts there. In Sweden I saved up for a mortgage in less than 5 years, and with cheap public transport, cheap healthcare and some job perks (e.g. free lunch at work) I only spend about 50-75% of my salary each month, the rest go into savings. I even started spending on things I never thought I could afford (e.g. a personal gym training session twice a week) and my finances are still fine. I also get 12 weeks off a year in school breaks (teaching job). I would never exchange it for an American job where you work yourself to the bone and are somehow still financially insecure.
I feel like Sweden is doing it right. However, I've heard people say it works there because it's a small country and it wouldn't work for the amount of people that we have in America. The same system wouldn't work in America because of the amount of migrants that come here and get everything given to them for free. Even those that work, don't pay taxes into the system. They have money taken out, but it's returned to them at the end of the year in their refund check. 40% of Americans get all their money back at the end of the year because they make so little. It's a case of not enough people paying taxes into the system. Americans are terrified of taxes lol. It goes back to the revolutionary War. It makes people think of Communism and Americans have been brainwashed by our government to be terrified of anything that remotely resembles communism.
Well yes, but the the US literally subsidized the military security of all of Western and Northern Europe for most of the last century. What EU nations didn't have to pay in military spending, they put towards social spending. This isn't to mention all the game changing innovations that came out of the US over the past 80 years that dramatically increased the efficiency of workers all over the world, increasing the wealth of those workers. Would the people and companies that created those inventions and products have done so in a country where it was significantly harder to get rich from those inventions? Would Bill Gates have existed in Sweden? What about Elon Musk, Steve Wozniak, they guy who invented the micro-wave oven, the team that created the first transistors or the team who invented nuclear power? Furthermore, all this was done in an economy with an extremely diverse population, without the social cohesiveness that Scandinavian countries have had for the last 80 years (up until very recently). A generous welfare state is much easier to manage in a small population with a high level of racial and cultural conformity which creates very high levels of social trust. Now that Sweden is finally changing in that regards (with an influx of immigration), it will be interesting to see what happens with its generous welfare state. I hope it can manage, as I think Sweden is very cool place with a great culture and people.
You describe Canada not the US. At least US you get the salary to be financially secure. In Canada you get US work culture with European salary and no benefits.
30% in taxes, 20% in healthcare, 6% sales tax, 15% payroll tax, 2% Medicare tax, idk capital gains tax, 25% property tax... By the time you count up all the taxes in America, you don't own anything (not even your labor) and the money that isn't taxed is infladed by the banks lending out 10× more than they have cash, then charging interest on top of it. Then there's the federal reserve.
Nonsense; in France your net salary is only a quarter of a US salary; Because you will also have to pay 50 procent taxes on the salary ( which was already cut in half compared to the US) Many working middle class French people never accumulate any wealth; even engineers/ doctors/ software/ business people
@@baardagaamactually, taxes on salary differ based on your income. Up to 11.294€ you don't pay nothing. 11.295 - 28.797 it's 11% 28.798 - 82.341 30% 82.342 - 177.106 41% Higher than that it's 45% These are the current rates for this year. If you don't believe me, search "france salary taxes 2024"
@@jacobyspurnger8488 And this is why America and Canada is about to explode. And the problem is then Other countries like European countries are now struggling because they now have 4 different groups of people trying to leave the country and are starting to suffer because they are the only groups where there government is doing there job
@@baardagaamAdmittedly my data is from 2022 but the highest tax bracket I see is 45% starting from anything earned over 170.000. so I highly doubt you are right.
My Bruto pay is €3,600 and of that I pay about €1,000 a month in taxes, however that covers My Healthcare, my son going to University for free, any emergencies I may have, safe streets, social services, and no school shootings. Absolutely worth it. I may have paid less taxes in america, but my bills were exorbitantly higher, as I had to pay over $600 a month for just Obamacare, not to mention my University tuition, child care, my child's school and everything else.... all with the risk of knowing I could be fired for any reason and not have any kind of social safety net or my kid could be murdered at school. Yes you pay more in taxes in europe, but unlike in america, you actually get something for your contribution.
I remember a couple of summers ago when it was approaching 40 degrees Celsius in the UK, I deliberately went into work and voluntarily worked overtime JUST FOR THE AC! So not only was I more comfortable (I work in a hospital laboratory where it has to be air conditioned to keep samples stored appropriately), I was being paid time and a third. 😂
It’s pretty much the same in the uk.. 🤷🏽♂️ generally 40 hours anything after that is double pay or time owed back depending on contract. Bank holidays are generally double time or a day holiday back again depending on contract.
I get time and a half every hour over 40 and I’ve gotten OT nearly every week since I started this job. Last paycheck, I had 95 hours (we get paid every 2 weeks). I get 6 paid holidays off (NY’s Day, Memorial Day, 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Xmas) but if I worked them I’d get time and a half plus holiday pay. ✨cries in American✨ I’d take no AC and French condescension for that contract.
40 work hours is law in the US as well. It's the basic bills. It's more than you earn within them 40 hours. So? Americans work more hours or 2 jobs, just to survive. That's the difference.
Don't forget a year paid off if you have a baby, (some is usually reserved for dad), and substitute childcare so it's more affordable. In my country they lower the prices parents pay to a maximum of roughly 200 american dollars pr month for 1 kid full time, starting in august, (currently around 300 dollars pr month). Some countries also have free higher education so no need to save for college for your kids.
The French are able to give all these benefits to the FRENCH citizens... Because.... They 've STOLEN so much from AFRICA... And now the French wonder WHY AFRICA wants NOTHING TO DO with France anymore....
No thanks. I don't have any healthcare expenses as it is and I certainly couldn't afford to take all that vacation time unless rent and utilities were practically nothing.
In my state, where the nominal minimum wage is $7.25, there are literally zero jobs available for that wage. Almost all are at least 50% higher to start. Just for context
@@michaelsorensen7567 so you get 11 - 12 dollars like? france minimum almost 13 bucks. and plus you get free healthcare and 25 days vacation. so thats extra money to your wage.
@@peterdisabella2156 yes , you might be right . But now take away healthcare cost, Let say you get 5 weeks paid vacation. Isnt that $2400 ? so Americans make 2400 dollars less.
Brazilian here. We work 11 months per year and earn 13 salaries. Sometimes with bonuses. Sick leave is paid. Overtime is either paid or used as days off. Benefits vary and can go from healthcare to food stamps. We have free healthcare together with private services. I consider we’re well protected. Salaries could be a little bit higher though 😅
Não seja burro, na verdade vc recebe 84% do seu salário todo mês, o restante fica separado pra vc receber nas férias e no 13⁰... prefiro ganhar bem e não ter nada disso.
Good luck! It's been out for years because they like it that way. No one reveals in misery like a Frenchman. My wife almost got into a fist fight with a cab driver in Paris over the air conditioner. He had visible beads of sweat on his forehead due to the hear and still snapped at my wife for POLITELY asking for the air conditioner to be turned on... in our American accent. It was on like Donkey Kong after that! 🧨
@DanteAngeli It's not a French thing. Good luck finding homes with HVAC. Even most of the office buildings won't have HVAC as Americans know it. The only time that you might notice USA style HVAC are in the fresh produce sections in big grocery stores. You know, the kind that feels you should be wearing a winter coat when wanting some fresh veg or fruit.
Cutting salary in half is not bad at all but people don’t get. 2500-3000€ in EU is completely fine. You can buy food, live normal life. In France there is no need for a car, no need for huge bedroom app since you are always outside with friends. So most of the things you spend money in America you don’t need in EU.
in france you absolutely need to have a car!! most people don't live in big cities with a good transport system : i live not far from Rennes, and i can take the train. but the last train back to my town is at 1900. and there are none either way between 1330 and 1620 AND it costs 10e for a return tix. should you be struck by a long illmess or a physical disability, you most probably would lose your job (as i did) and you'd struggle to get another one (i used to work manual jobs, i can't anymore).
yeah, i lived for years on welfare benefits that totaled up to €1400 a month after tax, people really be underestimating the cheaper cost of living in europe
@@caro2233I lived in southwest France for about nine months (specifically Ciboure) during a time when the train workers on strike. Trust me, the bus options I had were still SO MUCH better than anything outside of the top ten largest US cities. When Americans say you can't live somewhere without a car, we mean it's literally impossible for you to get groceries, medicine, etc without a vehicle. My family moved around a lot in different states, and even when we lived in the capital city of Florida, only one of our houses was technically within walking distance to a convenience store (less than 60 minutes on foot), but there wasn't even a sidewalk connecting us to it, so we still always drove to avoid getting hit by a vehicle. Suburb in France and suburb in US are two wildly different things.
Americans understand that more than anyone. Cost of living is different in every American city, and we move city to city and state to state all the time. The differences between states are much greater than any difference with cities in a European country. Idk why people in the comments think America wouldn't be that way and are insulting Americans about that when they're the dumb ones that must think America costs the same everywhere. How ridiculous.
You still end up with as much purchasing power after bills or more, because lower cost of living, no massive health care fees and not getting crushed by college debt.
@@headhunter1945 OECD Better life index consistently ranks Western Europe higher but in terms of purchasing power, even if you remove the 0.1% of high earners (in the US that's an extreme amount of wealth) from all countries, Americans are still slightly more wealthy than most of Western Europe regarding purchasing power. But...this number just says how much money average people have to spend, it doesn't account for the cost of living, education and healthcare costs, transportation, etc. All of which are notably for being lower in Europe, contributing to the higher perceived quality of life supported by OECD data.
Your salary would be half what it is in the US, but the cost of living would also be halved, so it balances out. Equally, you get August off, which is a third of the summer that you can spend in air conditioning at home
Your salary would not be half. Check out median wages instead of mean wages. The median is not affected by the outliers created by the lack of labor rights in the US. The average person is easily better off financially in the EU than they are in the US.
To be fair, from my personal experience, we as Europeans really do not get along with the AC, myself included, I get a headache, my nose gets blocked, my throat hurts and in some cases I get sick, even though it is clean. We were made for colder temperatures, and during the summer, to be a maximum of 30 degrees Celsius 😭
I want to know what the salary was cut to. It said half, but what was it before?? Half of $150k or half of $30k, lol she could mean any amount! I’d be good with half of 150k, but no way with half of 30k! Especially with all that time off, I’d want to be traveling and enjoying myself, exploring hobbies… need money for all of that!
keep in mind that, unless you don’t live in the capital, everything costs less, le school is free, which is a big difference considering that going to college in america cost as much as buying a house and you don’t have to pay for insurance. basically almost everything you earn you can spend for yourself
"The catch is the taxes".... OK, A) you pay Federal, State, and Local taxes as well as a sales tax in many states, and B) how much are YOU paying for health care right now in the US with the "lesser tax burden"? It's a shell game. There's a reason why this country is armed to the teeth six ways to sunday and could fight a war with every militarized country on the planet tomorrow and still full subsidize Amazon and the NFL. These were decisions made after WW2. We told the American people that "Social programs = Commies" and you going into debt for your health care and your education was just your bad luck as a loser. But keep thinking things are fine.
@@DrapersDoingRenos Your reply isn't bad! Just a couple pointers, le français not la. Je suis content not je content. Désolé not desoule, pour ma mauvaise réponse. Great job!
That's what I loved about working in France when I was able... except for the cutting the salary in half, it wasn't quite that, but I did get quite a lot less when I got a full contract. But as you said in the video, there are some really good advantages.
According to what I could find on google I’m paid 5-10k more than I would for a similar position in the US. Although I probably pay more tax, my living expenses and insurances are lower than the tax offset - all while only working 37 hours a week.
There are benefits and drawbacks to each country's situation. It is very difficult to get a job in France. My friend has been trying for years; no dice.
Yes, unemployment, particularly youth unemployment (people 15-24) is a much bigger issue in France and other European countries than in the US. That's a trade-off many people are happy to make in exchange for better conditions for those who do work. But it IS a trade-off.
@@Victor-y9g1w Lol, that's NOT how it works! Understand that 'the taxpayer' pays for......everything! Yes, there are free services, health etc, but they are paid for by the tax payer. The difference between the USA - and it's a MASSIVE one - is that governments can, and do, negotiate a much, MUCH cheaper price per unit (e.g. healthcare pill) than the individual citizens of USA and their health care insurance companies.
@@ChrisM541 you get paid less, then how govt collect more taxes and provide everything free. just like burning cars, breaking store fronts, looting shops, defacing national monuments etc. Left utopia in France. ohh.. they don't have police so that is where the savings are.
The problem with living in the States is that even if you get a job that comes with 30 days of paid time off a year, you can't use it because you need to work overtime every single week to be able to afford rent.
Me working in france during a transfer from tunisia and not wanting to go back until just 4 years ago cos it's so much better there (Especially where I was working in Marseilles)
I need to start applying for French jobs that i can do remote here in the US. Already had to speak French in my IT job previously cause i had users in Québec, Montréal, and Brussels.
In South Africa if you work full time you work 45 hours a week on average. Paid holiday leave is usually not more than two weeks a year or up to 18 days. My husband work on average 60 to 70 hours a week, constantly works over time, without being compensated and he is getting paid less and less each year. Jobs are scarce and the rich knows that. They make a habit of over exploiting the poor and they know that you will not complain because you don't want to loose your job.
@@BiancaC-ov8ko People are wide asleep. They see all the signs and choose to ignore it. Drive around in a rich neighborhood and see how much these people spend on average. Look at what they eat and how much they pay for one meal or a piece of clothing, most of which they never even wear. It is extremely disproportionate, and that gives you a very good idea that the distribution of wealth are completely off balance. They drive cars that can easily buy at least two homes. History teach us that as.soon as the scales tips too low that wars and unrest brakes out and that people coherently lose their morality and humanity. Societal degradation is seen everywhere and yet nobody is paying attention or they just turn their heads the other way and choose to ignore it. The world's scales are tipping not only when it comes to wealth but also when you look at the destruction of nature. A small percentage of people are bleeding the world and its scares resources dry and we still choose to stand by looking.
Not true! For countries that made an agreement with the US, you don't have to "pay" anything in the US. You just have to file a foreign tax return, and that's it!
@@seize4085 you still have to file your foreign-earned income - meaning, you are not exempt from your US tax obligations and IRS can tax you based on how much you earned. Sure, you'll get exemptions up to a certain amount (120k I think, and perhaps from certain territories) but you'll still have to declare your income.
You only pay tax on income above 108k (changes year to year) if you can prove you live overseas for most of the year (less than 35 days in US or bona fida foreign residence)
Bernie Sanders recently proposed a 34 hour work week for the U.S. But of course, that's too radical. You know, like healthcare for all and a livable wage. But god bless 'Murica and capitalism. At least we have a big military..derp derp
Yeah, you really do jot understand what it would take for you american to have "free" healthcare, "free" education and only working 34H a week. Yall can't even survive with low to no tax imagine if you were taxed 60% of your salary. That's what it would take and more. 🤡
What even crazier is that there's been so many studies have shown that a 4 day work week (at 8 hours a day) actually increases productivity, but of course that'll never happen.
It's a scam because in the long run minimum salaries do more harm than good. Denmark doesn't have a minimum salary, neither does Finland, and yet they live way better than in Mexico. Why? Because of low inflation. Increasing minimum salary only hides the real issue: governments typically over spend, spending far more than what they got in taxes, and they print more money to cover the deficit. But this causes inflation, reducing the purchasing power of the money in our pockets, so minimem salary noeds to be increased periodically. It would be 100 times better if governments simply never over spent
@@Flamingghost1025price controls aren't bad. It's specific to like the other one said the overspending and thus, the inflation rate from it that is the problem. Because if there's inflation, you have to increase minimum wages but then you have to continue rise prices and so on and so on.
My last job I got .7 days a month. My job before that you had to be there a year before you could get a week's vacation. You could borrow half of that week during your first year but if you left before hitting a year you had to pay back the days your took off.
It's a bit like those airlines which sell you supposedly really cheap tickets, but in the end by buying all of the normal add-ons you require to have a proper flight you end up paying the same, if not more than standard airlines. Like yes, you will have a bigger pay in the US, but that's only because you don't get all the other benefits from your job/social, causing much greater extra expenses down the line.
I was just in Germany for an international fencing camp and coming from Minnesota with like 80-90 degree weather I was really expecting AC. Waking up in the hotel each morning had me completely soaked in sweat (I was wearing nothing but underwear and did not have a blanket).
I work in france. A lot of workers takes their vacation in september. Like that the job is done. And there is less people in vacation sites and also the price of hotels are lower in september.
If it meant getting my family out of the US and to a country that is safer, and actually take steps to take care of their citizens, I would take that pay cut. Because what other people are not realizing is that yeah you're taking that pay cut, but you also are paying for a lot less out of pocket, and the amount you are paying in taxes and paying out of pocket for things in the US is significantly higher when you actually sit down and do the math. Like I was looking at a recent study about how much you would have to make to comfortably live in every state, and the state I live in, 257,000 a year, is the salary you will need to make to live comfortably in my state, and that means you're spending 50% of your income on housing and utilities, 30% on whatever you need or want, and 20% for savings and investments. And that is for a family of four two working adults and two children. That is not possible, it is not possible to make that much money for like 99% of the people who live here. I'd much rather live in France with my children. Then the US. Because either way I'm paying 30 to 40% in taxes anyways for whatever dumb reason, but then I also will be expected to pay for health insurance out of my own pocket which is another $1,500 minimum for myself and my kids, and that's with the cheapest plans, that expect you to pay $50,000 out of pocket before they'll even cover anything...
Don't forget that the French people are also experts in organizing demonstrations against their gov't when they feel their rights are being threatened. So you'll work less hours for less years than in USA, because even after Macron's reforms the French retire earlier than in the USA
@@derrickpollard186 maybe the money the job opportunities and the language barrier ? Also the point is not "well it people are not happy they can leave" the point is "everybody is unhappy with how things are done and would prefer not have to choose between food or medication like most developped countries". Your govnement don't serve you, they profit on you, and some of you are offeneded when people dare to point it out. It is crazy. The French have their own problems, but at least they know how to protest.
@@arona6692 what are ya babbling on about. No country is perfect but mine is the best pick for my beliefs. I love my country and will continue to try and improve it, after all peoples voices hold weight here. If ya don't like it fix it or leave, there are plenty of options out there
@@train_your_brain949 sure it's more expensive but you still get a higher living standard. And things like electronics will be cheaper (lower VAT at 8%) or anything you can buy on amazon at same or lower price while having a higher salary. Also vacations are so cheap. Overall it's like saying a developed country is more expensive than a poor country in general but the standards or living are just higher (i.e. on averagebetter services, better buildings, etc.)
I've stayed in some houses in France that were always the perfect temperature. Thick walls and shutters meant they were cool inside not matter hot it got outside.
Today is my first day of vacation. I’ll go back to work on the 2nd of September. Now that I know this is not granted for everyone, I’ll show it off online 😂
No, it just means they make sure they are hiring the right person - the interview process is longer. It also means managers treat their staff better because they can't just fire them when they feel like it or have a bad hair day.
meanwhile in Eastern Europe: "Sign this contract that clearly states you are working 40 hours a week, but I'll expect from you to work 60 with no paid overtime. Also ignore that the contract states you'll be working for the minimal salary, I just don't feel like paying for proper insurance or pension"
"minimal salary" is a tax evasion mechanism, the rest is paid in a sealed envelope that everyone knows about but nobody mentions. The only catch though is you can't claim anything in court if you get fucked over because you aren't obtaining that money legally.
Health care in America can cost you millions upon millions. Also, the paid-time-off is likely worth the half-pay alone. Too bad so many Americans are more obsessed with collecting worldly belongings & materialism, versus enjoying life and being healthy. It is estimated that over 86% of Americans are only one major medical expense or lawsuit from bankruptcy. That is NOT a good deal!
@@gooddoggy3257 what money? The vast majority of Americans cannot afford to use their healthcare, even if they have it. And many have no healthcare at all. If you're referring to six-figure earners & higher, why do so many retire to Europe after they earn their bankroll? Try doing some actual research.
Vous préférez les Etats-Unis, où les présidents prêtent serment sur la Bible, où la phrase "God bless America" apparait sur les billets de un dollar et finit les discours des politiques et où, si vous voulez être élu, vous devez donner votre verste préféré de la Bible et le nom de votre pasteur ? Même les politiciens athées font semblant d'être protestants pour être élus.
It’s not half pay: If your employer is paying your medical bill, saving for your retirement, etc., they just FORCE you to make the smart decisions. Additionally with low cost of living half the nominal amount is likely MORE than the entire US salary. Plus you basically can’t be fired and if you get laid off you get like 3 months of pay to find a new job. If you don’t find one, you get paid unemployment by the government
Came here to say this. It's not a cut in pay. What you pay in taxes are things you don't have to pay for out of pocket. That's what taxes are supposed to be for. I would prefer for the money to not be in my paycheque and just walk into the hospital to have a baby with no worries about how I will afford it as opposed to getting the extra money and having to suddenly plan and save 3500-5000 over a course of 9 months to pay my out-of-pocket hospital bill and then pray that when I deliver, an OB that is covered under my plan is available or that I'm close to a hospital that is in my network. No wonder so many women go for inductions or home births in the States - takes the lottery aspect out of how much you have to pay.
No one should be making your financial decisions except you. If you feel like you need someone to decide for you, maybe you need to move back in with mommy and daddy.
@@christinewatson1989 Or be like every actually developed country in the world, pay for basic needs, and don’t let your healthcare slip to 124th in the world, one spot ahead of Wallis & Futuna
you may be out but i'm ALL IN. yes, I only took two unserious french classes in college. i don't care. also lived in alabama and california, i have survived no AC
Why the last sentence? It kinda ruins the whole thing and gives fuel to the anti universal healthcare people who always fear monger about taxes... The tax taken on French salaries to fund healthcare has been showed to be less than what Americans pay for insurance. And with the French system everybody is covered. I've had RW Americans say to me they'd rather pay more for an insurance rather than less through a tax because they don't want their money to help "lazy unemployed people"... Utter lunacy.
makes sense to add it in because it’s a real thing. Most people will choose double the salary, and good health insurance through an employer (even though I would LOVE if we had universal healthcare here). Western Europe migrates to the USA at over 3x the rate per capita versus the other way around, despite Western Europe having a stronger social safety net…so in all fairness, you should ask the question about why so many people are willing to pack up their lives and immigrate at such an insanely higher rate one way vs. the other and why those folks feel they have a better quality of life here than back home (even if it fits against your narrative)
@@KrishnaAdettiwar All the ppl I know who worked in the USA moved right before their 1rst child. They didn't wanted them to be in debt the moment they were born. When you come from europe, you have no debt linked to your education, you don't have a lot of medical issues and the list goes on to be really nice for every young worker. After ~35yo, they move back (not all) bc they have the experience to get better job in europe, put a lot aside (we love to save money) and therefore, don't need to be a modern slave anymore. ofc, this is only my personnal experience so it may be diffrent for a lot of ppl too. The only one to stay are the one who earn a lot of money. And...That's not representative bc the low wages salaries can't move otherwise, I'm pretty sure it's way better to be a cashier in France than in USA. But those aren't the one migrating.
@@KrishnaAdettiwar "against my narrative" lol please pray tell what my narrative is? I've only mentioned what RW Americans have told me themselves, and the fact that they fear monger about taxes. That's not a narrative. As to why people emigrate, there are many reasons, including the existence of the old "American Dream" myth. The reply above also gave you more nuanced info on the topic. But I don't even know why emigration has anything to do with what I wrote.
Some places in the US do something similar to RTT. My mom works as a custodian in a school that either pays you overtime or turns the extra time you worked into PTO. This has given my mom (one of the schools best custodians (im not even exaggerating since her work areas look way better than the rest of the school)) extra time off during the holidays.
The air conditioning was the real catch, but genuinely a good fan did the trick
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@@flk2441 nah bro downbad downbad wtf bros gooning frfr
@@flk2441You get paid less but there are many things other things that are cheaper and/or with a better price/ quality ratio.
It’s just not so hot in French.
@@flk2441 😭😭
When i was a kid my father would say " it's not the pay thats so important, it's the benifits" he was right.
The higher the pay, the more Uncle Sam takes away… and then subtract what you pay for the benefits not provided. You end up w less overall.
@@adalovelace7620no you don’t, stop spewing bad information
Generationally he was right. Companies competed by offering benefits. They held onto employees for their entire lives by giving pensions. (Cradle to coffin companies). Oh how times have changed
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@@adalovelace7620 Only until you hit a magic number and then you are part of the 'ultra rich" and pay almost no taxes. Ask Trump, he doesn't pay. If you make 30k you pay and pay, If you make a million you pay less than the person that makes 100k. Thanks to the #1 Crime Family, the Trumps.
He was a damn moron then, as a French, i can assure you, it is a nightmare, We are nearly a communist state, If you win 100k, you will give 75k back to the state to finance all these shit
you don't need more money when you don't have to pay a premium insurance of 1k per month
Yet Americans are completely forgetting all of that, all they see is “must pay tax” and runs for the hills. When in the end of the day they have been paying for stuff they will never get to utilize. Like for example that insurance, it barely covers anything at all and they still end up in debt.
Sounds like someone works at a bad company 😂😂
Well I have BCBS for myself and family. I pay $50 a week. That includes dental and vision. Dont know were you got your numbers from.
I was born with Spina Bifida in America...I'd renounce my citizenship for that offer.
@@cant-get-right4814 How many people have that type of offer in your country ? It's a genuine question. Is it common or rare ?
My American ass thought "Only 35 hours a week that gives me time for a second job"
welcome to being burnt out. What about spending time with people you like and doing things that make you happy?
@@annepoitrineau5650Rent.
@@annepoitrineau5650 What's a "happy"? Is that a French word?
I was thinking of all of the museums a d things I could visit...
I am already working 37.5h per week.
And I am 1h away from everything.
Before that I was in a town in the middle of nowhere.
My boyfriend and I were catching up with movies, shows, reading...
Oh, and 1h lunch break!
Cutting the pay and half was not the catch it was the *NO AIR CONDITIONING*
Because most of the time we don't need it.
Is it even hot there though?
@@NankitaBR It gets quite hot a few days of the year. In 2023 the max tempreature was around 35°C/95°F. It is ok without an AC. Cars usually have AC.
@@mallagallabumbum820995degrees is doable IF buildings are designed with airflow, or you can run a fan.
@@mallagallabumbum8209 depends where you are. In paris it can go up to 40 rarely. It's not so rare in Marseille tho
The U.S. discovering that the rest of the world has labor laws.
Lol
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The US discovering the rest of the world has no slavery you mean
It’s really becoming a “wait, you guys are getting paid?!” moment.
I've been talking about this with americans being like "the pay is so low in france" and I had to gently explain that my water bills is 15€ per month, my public transport is less than 40€ a year, social aids are available if you're broke and we dont pay for medical bills. When you add up all these things and the cheaper food, free school and more, you dont need high pay.
" and the cheaper food" .... and I should add; far better food and wine
How is public transport only 40€ per year?
@@kk-ir1kf probably meant per month
Sounds right, I know Berlin's pass is €29 monthly
I'm in the UK, my unlimited water is probably 25€ a month, public transport is about 35€.
We don't have many problems with aircon because it isn't too common.
There is "free" healthcare for all, although dentists and opticians are not free to everyone. Schools are also free.
Also you get around 450 euros per child at the beginning of the school year to help pay for school supplies, backpack etc.
That would have paid for one week of my childcare in Atlanta in the 1990’s It was not expensive comparatively to benefits because they were open 24/7 and since I was on my own financially and always…If I needed time for an appointment or overtime work…it was available!
Yes but it depends on your income, they give this help to the poorest.
We are paid less, but the cost of living is also less. My mother earns 50000€ a year, and she can easily pay for all of our family of 4’s expenses. With that, my mom is considered high middle class. And that’s not counting my father who also works.
4k euros a month is definitely more than enough to live in Europe. Unless of course people want some sort of penthouses etc 😂
@@fandomsweetheart7232 I earn 52 000€/year. It’s not 4 333 euros/month.
After factoring in Social Cotisations (Universal Healthcare, Retirement, etc.) You need to pay taxes. The final amount I get per month to spend at my leisure is 2 860€/month.
@hpierre2294 is that amount before or after you pay your rent, utilities etc?
@@xXTinkerLuvurXx Before. Rent in Paris is 1,050€ where I live (15e arrondissement)
@@xXTinkerLuvurXx before. But rent is not that expensive, at least not as expensive as in the US. And even if we had 1200€ in rent and utilities, we would still be considered high middle class.
Work conditions and pay in every country should be put on a website so it is easier to compare and contrast. Especially for different type of jobs.
The cost of living should also be included in that table.
US workers are scammed. What they get extra in salary, they need to spend again, such that the French actually have more discretionary money.
It is. It's in the BLS in the USA and the OECD for a lot of countries.
me in norway has every thing she said but dont need to cut my salary in half xD
@@henrikmarkus5046 Haha, yh because Norway's basically a petrostate
@@TheEvertw This is actually false.
American families have far *more* disposable income than French families do.
This is why we have massively bigger houses and more and nicer stuff.
Also remember: half the pay doesn‘t mean you will be poor. The expenses and costs of everything are just different (and one dollar does not equal one euro!)
@@Myplaylists93actually you're mistaken, it does mean that euro is stronger, because you need more dollars to equal a euro. Multiply it by hundred, see that you need 100$ to match 92€
Otherwise, imagine that it means the peso is super duper strong cause it is almost 17 now compared to 1 dollar
I think the point is that it's not far off, like Canadian Dollars
@@Bllue ok but even though, same value of money doesn't mean same costs, housing for exemple seems to be far more expensive in the US
@@Bllue after your normal monthly expenses, you still have much more money left in Europe than in the USA, because most of the things are cheaper in Europe… so cheaper living conditions can led to saving much more money in Europe than in the USA…
Me and my fiance make 4600€ a month. In one year me make roynd about 50.000€ after taxes, around 80.000 before taxes.
After everything is paid (house, food, water, electricity, car, etc etc etc) we still have 1500€ to set aside for emergencies.
And we don't count as "rich" here. We are pretty much in the middle.
I heard about people making decent money in the USA and still live paycheck to paycheck...
"35 hours a week is full time" as it should be
But I got so confused when she said that this was only 1h less per week than in the US. Here in Brazil the full time is 40h and I thought it was like that there too
@@ViviMagriShe meant, if she works 1 hour less a week than she is used to work in the US she get the 24 days extra with RTT. With a 35h/week two days are 14 hours.
So Full Time in the US is 50 hours a week.
@@maxmustermann13013 fulltime in the US is not 50 hours a week. Fulltime is 32 hours or more a week. Most consider fulltime in the us to be 40 hours a week though because anything above 40 hours a week is overtime which you get paid more for overtime.
Yeah the salary. I heard some americans say that at the end of the day they have more money left while working in France or Sweden, even though nominally they get paid half as much as in the US.
Edit: woaaaah, i did not expect this kind of response. I don't have any statistics to back this up, it's just a statement i have heard repeatedly.
Especially if they keep working in the US remotely 😊
Yes, because other costs are often lower while there also being benefits offered. Childcare e.g. will usually be very cheap or free and parents may receive monthly payments per child to help cover costs. Healthcare will also be a lot cheaper and tuition etc. Also infrastructure gets more funding and so not every individual *needs* a car
@@honigmarmeladenbrot1 healthcare is almost free of charge or free of charge (especially considering sky-rocket-high American healthcare pricing lol)
But a single health problem in the US and all that extra money is gone and now you owe a hospital 190k.
@@zuzannanowicka6348 sorry, I wasn't being clear. I was talking about insurance prices in and co pay as a total price in different countries, because if you're a working adult healthcare you might still have to pay a fee of some sort coming out of your paycheck instead of all of it being covered by your taxes, especially if it's a multi provider system like Germany. The NHS might be payed through taxes only, I am not sure. Depending on where you are there might also be a small co pay and dentists might not be covered. Etc
But overall it is a lot cheaper and it provides healthcare independent
I’m in the UK. 28 days holiday is a minimum. I have about 35 and I only work 28h per week. Plus the option for flexi leave 1 day per month. I don’t care how high the salary is, I’d rather keep my leave. Time is precious and priceless.
Agree. There's no point in making lots of money if you don't have a way to spend it.
I'm a contractor. I work when I need money.
As a teacher, I worked minimum 50 hours a week!
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Nanny state. Europeans barely work. They expect the govt to take care of them. No thanks!
In Austria, 38 hours per week is a full time job, if you work more than 38 hours, you can collect the hours and exchange them with a day-off or money transfer. We get 30 days paid vacation per year, 14 months salary per year ( +1 full month salary for Holiday in June and +1 full month salary for Christmas in December), Free Healthcare. And if you don’t have a job anymore, the government will support you 80% of your last salary monthly until you get a new job.
To be fair,.. not every 'industry' in the US is run by slave drivers.
I work in the US and I'm considered 37.5-hour Salaried Staff.. so I'm expected to work as much as required to get things done, but the general guideline is more or less 8 hours a day with a 1/2 hour unpaid lunch. The 37.5/7.5 hours is just a guideline and it becomes useful when calculating sick and vacation time. There are plenty of time where I can cut out early.. and only that one time when I worked 38 hours straight to deal with an emergency hardware outage.
I've been at my current employer for over 20 years so I currently get 5 weeks of vacation a year + 5 days of personal holiday time and more sick time than I need to worry about.
I've currently got 33 days of vacation saved up, 2 personal holidays (we gather those through the year but they expire Dec. 31st), and 139 sick days (that's nearly 7 months). This is partially because I, like many Americans, have been indoctrinated to feel a bit guilty about taking the time off I've earned. In the private sector in particular, relentless profit seeking leads to minimal staffing levels, so it's not unusual to feel a bit guilty about taking time off & leaving your co-workers short-staffed.
To be honest, the thought of doing something like taking September off is hard to wrap my head around. I'm actually a bit stressed about asking for two consecutive weeks off in the coming months. :-/
In case anyone's wondering,..
I have a technical position in Higher Ed. It's probably the most "European" place to work in the US. ;-P. We don't earn as much as the private sector.. but the benefits make up for it.
EDIT: almost forgot. They started giving us the week between Christmas and New Years off too.. so I technically earn 7 weeks of vacation a year now (vacation+PH+Winter Break). :-)
Sounds great, I am in Denmark, I work 37h/week, 30 days paid vacation but we don't have the 2 months extra salary... Very few countries in Europe still do actually. Didn't know Austria was one of them. Lucky you
@@ffakr + 7 months of sick leave?
Isn't it +1 month of pay since there's technically 13, 4 week periods in a year so "13 months" (or else you don't get paid 4 weeks of the year) and then the other bonus month would be equivalent to bonus pay. I think that's probably much more in line with how Europe does it?
You don’t have to brag 😂
In Sweden there's a 32% income tax, vs 21% in the US. For those 11% everyone gets all of the things in this video, plus childcare, free education up to university, 200+ days of parental leave, paid sick leave etc etc etc. The tragic thing is not the differences, it's that the many US citizens have been led to believe that their system is optimal, so they actually defend it.
In Denmark its similar 35-36% but we have 8% labor market contribution so around 40% flat. Im not complaining and have most of the necessary stuff covered
If you don't need childcare, parental leave, free education, do you get that back in realized pay?
@@crs290 Well, the society needs it as a whole. And for example, even though I live in Sweden, I've never been in many of the cities in Sweden. Still, I think it's right that those cities have good healthcare and good roads. And even though I don't have kids and don't want kids, I want all the kids to have a great life with good possibility to study.
Also: all this provides healthy and safe citizens, and from that I will benefit every day of my life. As a woman, I can still walk outside everywhere I want at any time of the day. I can go for a hike and sleep in a tent in the forest, alone. I don't have to worry about shootings. The kids walk to school alone. If I drop my wallet or phone when I go shopping it's likely that I get it back. If I happen to be in an accident, I will get help and don't have to worry. At work I only have to worry about if I like it or not, not if I can afford to pay my bills. And so on.
If they did that in the US ,by the time all the politicians involved put in their bribe expenses it'd be 130%.
@@crs290 No. The thought is that eventually, you will use those benefits, so you pay into the social system in advance. Or you pay after you get your tuition-free education. If it was an opt-in/opt-out stuff, it would have to be much more expensive and it wouldn't be feasible. So you surrender part of your pay so that other people can afford to have children. And when you have kids, someone else will contribute to that.
And if you never ever utilize any of those benefits (which is unlikely, because they include healthcare for instance), that is your free choice. But you already paid for it, so you might as well.
Bruh they talk about having their salary cut but they can get paid for so much time NOT working with additional benefits on top. If you look at the actual VALUE per hour instead of just the $ sign, it's a pretty darn good deal
It is indeed. And only in highest TAX bracket they will take half of it. But only from the amount that is too high. It is in a few levels and only the money in that level gets taxed that much not everything. So yeah you're net salary might be lower but you gain so much and if you don't have it in you're hand you kinda don't miss it. Seems weird but its what were used too. On top of that all the benefits of healthcare, education, holiday, like its work to life and not life to work. And France is bueatiful as well.
But what’s the point of all that vacation time if you don’t have the money to go on a nice vacation (assuming that people want to do that over there) I assume that Disney Paris is a cheap vacation destination then by this philosophy?
@@TheRhonda77 You get more paid time off, so it can be easier to save in theory. If you go on vacation in the US you often don't get paid while gone. In many European countries you get that covered so you don't have to save more for vacation to account for loss in wage. So really you can even stretch your budget more in relation to income without it adversely affecting your financial position afterwards.
@@mgammeren You're wrong about taxes. 1. Income tax isn't everything. Even if my effective tax rate is something like 15%, you have to take into account things like sales tax (20% of pretty much anything you buy except food) and "contributions", which are mandatory payments as a proportion of your salary that you give to the government hoping for a service in return, aka a tax. When you consjder that, about a quarter goes to taxes immediately, and only after that does the effective tax rate of 15% come into play. After that, taxe a 20% sales tax, and you end up with around 49% of your money going to the government.
2. This isn't even all of it, because your boss pays even more for your contributions on top of what's taken out of what they give you, a stupid system called "charges patronales". A 50k a year salary might instead cost your company 68k. Take this into account with the median salary using urssaf's calculator, and your company pays 41k only for you to receive 24k pre-income tax. That's money that could have gone to you (and one reason salaries are so low in France), but already 42% of it went to the government, regardless of tax bracket. Admittedly, effective tax rate is only 4% at the median salary, which is good, but when you take into account sales tax you're above the 50% mark.
Income tax isn't everything. You can't say "we got free healthcare and retirement !" and conveniently forget that this is the biggest tax you're paying. Even an American paying 1k a month for health insurance and 5k a year into their IRA pays less than the median French for healthcare and retirement (17k vs 17055). The only difference is that 45 years later, at 8% interest, the American has 2 million dollars in their retirement fund, can put their money into less risky options like bonds and still take out 5k forever, provided governments don't collapse, while the French needs a few more years of work before they can retire with the right amount of trimesters and get the maximum rate of... 17k a year. Taxed.
Trust me, its not. Yes, we do get maby a few extra days off per year but the salary is quiet literaly half of what people in america get (at least in my line of work). How do that add up?
On top of that the little money we do make gets taxed through the roof, and on top of income tax basically all other taxes are much higher than the US
It's sort of funny in a macabre way. Wages in Europe for low wage jobs are actually higher than they are in the US. Mid wage jobs are about the same. It's only when talking about the upper fifteen percent or so of jobs where wages shoot skywards in the US compared to Europe.
So, for some 80% of the population, they would be better off in Europe. At least here, they would have healthcare, vacations, and a social safety net.
That's also why Europe's brightest minds are going to the US
@@yychen5809 Eh, they mostly prefer Canada tbh especially in IT
@@yychen5809 Yes, and then they come back after a couple of years
@@melodicseaweed387Totally, I live near a famous Spanish university. You see them return each year from their American escapade
This is why my husband and I decided for him to move to the states instead of me there(I lived there short term tho). He’s a software engineer and he reached the peak of what he could earn in the UK and he’s been getting job offers double (at least) here in the US. Compromise is maybe getting a fixer upper home in Portugal near his hometown so we can have a vacation home in Europe.
In my job in the U.S., I work a minimum of 45 hours a week without overtime, because I work 8-5 and even though we are legally supposed to get a 1 hour unpaid lunch break, in reality, I never take a lunch.
I get 10 days paid time off per year including sick time.
And my company health insurance costs me $600 a month for myself and my child - but our deductible is $14,000 a year, so our insurance covers nothing until I’ve paid $14,000+, and after that I will still pay 30% of all costs.
We get absolutely shafted in the U.S. and it’s a mystery and a scandal to the rest of the world that we even put up with it.
**Note to commenters from the U.S. who say “your job sucks, I have much better conditions/benefits” - you’re totally missing the point. Yes, I know there are many people with better benefits. Lucky you. There are also many people with worse benefits, or no benefits at all. The point is that there’s no minimum standard.
From the UK - hours are 9-5 with an hour lunch break. I've often worked 8-6 or beyond, but I'm in quite a well paid job so it goes with the territory.
Holiday - 26 days a year. Unlimited sick days (never need them). I pay quite a lot of tax, but I don't care that others get healthcare that I pay for. I want to be in that society. By luck of birth and genetics I am well off. But not all are. If they fall ill, I want them to receive healthcare.
I also have additional health insurance from work for the family that allows access to consultants very quickly and operations quickly.
Cost of childbirth in the UK: zero.
Cost of an ambulance: zero
Cost of a visit to ER: zero
Yes, I know someone pays, but I'm happy to contribute to it.
In the US, the insurance company makes a profit. The hospital makes a profit. The doctors are hugely well paid. And all because of the cost of healthcare.
The problem is the company that you work for. I work 50 hours per week but I get 10 hr overtime. Also, when I started, I had 10 days vacation and 9 sicks days and another 3 floating days. That was a decade ago. I have 16 days vacation now.
As for insurance with 2 kids would be around $300 per month, and deductible is around 8k but most procedures are discounted by about 70% prior to that anyway.
You need to change jobs, bro.
@@lanciadryou’re acting like just this one guy’s company does this. You’re entirely missing the point. The fact that companies are allowed (and expected!) to treat their employees this way in the US is inexcusable. Just because you found one good company to work for does not excuse the atrocious working conditions in the US. We’re a laughing stock to the rest of the world, and because of people like you who act like this is ok.
@@katieedwards5926 The US is not a laughing stock. No country is. People say this generally do not have an argument. If you think things are so peachy in Europe, then people would not be moving in mass to the US. Companies are made up of people and how employees get treated depends on them. There are los good companies and lots of terrible ones. To improve your situation, one must move to another job. It's not any different in Europe. Trust me, I used to work in Greece.
@@onii1928 who exactly lies to them? The US government? No one is forcing them to come or stay here. Matter of fact, it s difficult to get a work visa in the US. They come here to work and because there are a lot of opportunities here. As some one who immigrated to the US, I am telling you that there are very few places like the US in terms of opportunities. You may simply not know as you have unlikely to ever traveled or lived outside of the US.
Thank you for sharing this!! It's comforting to know people that used to be in higher positions feel this impostor syndrome a bit when swapping roles
Going trough a similar transition atm 🙏🦋
You don't need twice the money if you only have half the costs. Also, don't forget the 14 public holidays that come on top of the free paid days
Grass is always greener syndrome.
Your savings would half then as well, and the USA has public holidays which many companies add extra days to the calendar
Also the food is generally healthier.
Turns out a public health policy also governs what goes into food
@Demopans5990 it's not that. The usa always food fraud
@@Demopans5990 Yeah but they also have some of the "cheapest" food in the world because while the US supplements its farmers with around 1% of our GDP every year, EU spends over 23% of all funding on big Farma (less than 50 companies make up 90% of all farms in the EU).
Salary doesn't take into account the cost of living.
Disposable income (how much you have left after basic spendings) is what matters.
Which is waaaay higher in the U.S…
Average American car is nearly twice as expensive as the average European car (while equivalent cars are 1/3 less expensive in the U.S…), nearly all high end graphics cards, fridges and TVs are sold in the U.S. and like 40% of CS and AI PhD ms from Europe got to the U.S. for the better salaries…
@@bingobongo1615yup. Usa has the highest disposable income, by a lot
I couldn’t agree more. It’s something a lot of people fail to consider when hearing about the 6 digit salaries that are paid in North America. I left Canada for this exact same reason, I though I was gonna have a reasonable life with 85k a year in Toronto. I could barely save any money!!
@@DoritoBot9000100k gross a year for a family in Canada is just above homeless level nowadays😂, meanwhile from prices to salary everything is after taxes in Europe
@@bingobongo1615I don't think the "car argument" is a good one. Does you car go twice a far? Or twice a fast? Does it last for twice as long?
My car can go around 621 miles for 13 gallons diesel. And it's total lifetime is currently at around 200 000 miles. For about 13k new. (Which is basically dirt cheap) And it can transport 5 people including the driver. And it goes around 105 mph max. Thoug that's not really fast and it's starts guzzling at that speed.
So what does your car do better? So you wouldn't pay more for getting less?
I've worked in Paris and in Miami...
You live such a better life in France, by FAR !
As someone who has lived in both cities and currently living in one of the cities I can confirm this.
@@Melissa-ne2lhapples and peanuts 😂
@@kevinpace866 Agree, not much sea near Paris. However you do get a lot of cool stuff in return.
The words of almost every American experienced with living/working in Europe. U.S. workers are getting ripped off BIG TIME.
The South of France has plenty of sea.
"AIR CONDITIONING NEVER WORKS". To cool atmosphere...
I'd take half the pay for that.
It's actually 25 percent of the pay😂; because of very high French taxes on that half pay salary
That’s about what their salaries are
@@baardagaam US pays more in taxes and healthcare overall than most European countries.
@@stevemichael8458 yes; but for higher middle class jobs;
the salaries are often over 100k; which leaves you with 60 k after taxes and healthcare
60 k net / year would only be for the top 5 or 10 procent in Europe
Bottom line: if you are ambitious and educated; you are much better off in the USA; at least financially
@@baardagaam not really.
I have no problem paying high taxes if I get what I pay for. I have a problem paying high taxes in the US, because I DON’T get what I pay for.
So true
That is socialism! You never gain what you pay for
You get military spendings, I guess
@Whoeverthatis-g5t We have a" privilege" to subsidize the 1%'s luxurious lifestyle.
In the U.S. your taxes get wild goose chases for weapons of mass destruction that don’t exist, and prison cells for marijuana growers.
Getting paid twice the amount but ending up with nothing and have no vacations is not a smart move.
Especially when you turn around and immediately spend a hefty % of that pay for inferior benefits.
That just means you have a shitty job.
I get paid well, 20 days of PTO, 9 paid holidays, $250/mo for all insurance (I pay about $150 a year out of pocket with insurance covering everything else), 401k match, no overtime and I work a blue collar job, no union. I would love free healthcare but it would be a convenience more than anything else.
Americans still get vacations. I get 4 weeks a year. I know that’s not a lot for Europeans but it’s definitely enough to take a couple vacations.
@@ccap3211 You're lucky because that's absolutely not the norm in the US.
It's not the amount of your salary that's most important, it's your remaining income. That is to say, the money you have left after paying for housing, food, health and transportation.
Health insurance is the icing on the top too. Education is nearly free in France, from the 1st grade to college. And we're talking high quality education. Also, if you're income is too low, government pays a significant portion of your rent, if you have kid, government give you some money per month to raise them, regardless of income, and much more.
In Germany, when you're a mother-to-be, you get your entire pregnancy off of work, while getting paid 60% of the income they were making before they got pregnant. Then, at the child's birth, the mother OR the father gets the same 60% of their pay for the first 3 years of the child's life. So, if the mother gets pregnant again before that time is up, you get to refresh the whole process.
So you're saying it pays to stay poor in France. Goodness, it's almost like France is being run by American Democrats!
I'm french and i can tell you that éducation and healthcare is ''free''(paid with taxes in reality) but the quality oh health and education is awful, and worse over the time, in some places is basically impossible to get a doctor in less than 6 month
@@anthonyvoisine6021 I'm also french, i studied at University of Bordeaux I, i got a master (called DEA back then). I then applied and was admitted for a PhD in Los Angeles. I have thus been able to compare college education in both country.
France has nothing to be ashamed of, education is high quality. American have more wealth, library, laboratories, amphitheater is more grandiose in the US, but the content of what is being taught is the same quality if not better in France.
I even attended lecture by nobel price laurate in the US. Brillant scientists no doubt, but poor teachers.
France rn still a dumpster fire because of the influx of non french ppl. Thanks immigration turning my ancestral homeland into a cesspool.
Not American but still. I work in Sweden on what is just slightly above average salary and my life is so easy. I got my education in another EU country where it was free so no debts there. In Sweden I saved up for a mortgage in less than 5 years, and with cheap public transport, cheap healthcare and some job perks (e.g. free lunch at work) I only spend about 50-75% of my salary each month, the rest go into savings. I even started spending on things I never thought I could afford (e.g. a personal gym training session twice a week) and my finances are still fine. I also get 12 weeks off a year in school breaks (teaching job). I would never exchange it for an American job where you work yourself to the bone and are somehow still financially insecure.
Hi there! 😅
I feel like Sweden is doing it right. However, I've heard people say it works there because it's a small country and it wouldn't work for the amount of people that we have in America. The same system wouldn't work in America because of the amount of migrants that come here and get everything given to them for free. Even those that work, don't pay taxes into the system. They have money taken out, but it's returned to them at the end of the year in their refund check. 40% of Americans get all their money back at the end of the year because they make so little. It's a case of not enough people paying taxes into the system. Americans are terrified of taxes lol. It goes back to the revolutionary War. It makes people think of Communism and Americans have been brainwashed by our government to be terrified of anything that remotely resembles communism.
Well yes, but the the US literally subsidized the military security of all of Western and Northern Europe for most of the last century. What EU nations didn't have to pay in military spending, they put towards social spending. This isn't to mention all the game changing innovations that came out of the US over the past 80 years that dramatically increased the efficiency of workers all over the world, increasing the wealth of those workers. Would the people and companies that created those inventions and products have done so in a country where it was significantly harder to get rich from those inventions? Would Bill Gates have existed in Sweden? What about Elon Musk, Steve Wozniak, they guy who invented the micro-wave oven, the team that created the first transistors or the team who invented nuclear power? Furthermore, all this was done in an economy with an extremely diverse population, without the social cohesiveness that Scandinavian countries have had for the last 80 years (up until very recently). A generous welfare state is much easier to manage in a small population with a high level of racial and cultural conformity which creates very high levels of social trust. Now that Sweden is finally changing in that regards (with an influx of immigration), it will be interesting to see what happens with its generous welfare state. I hope it can manage, as I think Sweden is very cool place with a great culture and people.
You describe Canada not the US. At least US you get the salary to be financially secure. In Canada you get US work culture with European salary and no benefits.
@@cgreen7157I'd say US prioritises the welfare of weapons manufacturers rather than its people.
Half my salary goes to my healthcare anyway...
30% in taxes, 20% in healthcare, 6% sales tax, 15% payroll tax, 2% Medicare tax, idk capital gains tax, 25% property tax... By the time you count up all the taxes in America, you don't own anything (not even your labor) and the money that isn't taxed is infladed by the banks lending out 10× more than they have cash, then charging interest on top of it. Then there's the federal reserve.
Nonsense; in France your net salary is only a quarter of a US salary;
Because you will also have to pay 50 procent taxes on the salary ( which was already cut in half compared to the US)
Many working middle class French people never accumulate any wealth; even engineers/ doctors/ software/ business people
@@baardagaamactually, taxes on salary differ based on your income.
Up to 11.294€ you don't pay nothing.
11.295 - 28.797 it's 11%
28.798 - 82.341 30%
82.342 - 177.106 41%
Higher than that it's 45%
These are the current rates for this year. If you don't believe me, search "france salary taxes 2024"
@@jacobyspurnger8488 And this is why America and Canada is about to explode.
And the problem is then Other countries like European countries are now struggling because they now have 4 different groups of people trying to leave the country and are starting to suffer because they are the only groups where there government is doing there job
@@baardagaamAdmittedly my data is from 2022 but the highest tax bracket I see is 45% starting from anything earned over 170.000. so I highly doubt you are right.
LMAO. I love how real this channel is. TROP VRAI
My Bruto pay is €3,600 and of that I pay about €1,000 a month in taxes, however that covers My Healthcare, my son going to University for free, any emergencies I may have, safe streets, social services, and no school shootings. Absolutely worth it. I may have paid less taxes in america, but my bills were exorbitantly higher, as I had to pay over $600 a month for just Obamacare, not to mention my University tuition, child care, my child's school and everything else.... all with the risk of knowing I could be fired for any reason and not have any kind of social safety net or my kid could be murdered at school. Yes you pay more in taxes in europe, but unlike in america, you actually get something for your contribution.
No school shootings 💀
But it's a school activity in America 😂😂😂
People getting things in return for paying taxes no doubt explains why Americans hate paying taxes so much more than Europeans do.
ah the fishbowl of Europe
@@Scooterbeerrun say what?
@@Thewholetree you're a prisoner kept passive with shiny objects
All those revolutions really paid off 😂
Was about to say, the other catch is that it took over 8 overthrows of the government in three centuries to get here...
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
And have you heard the lyrics in their national anthem? It's basically a threat to do it all again if the government screws around.
They're finally getting something in return for those taxes
Yep, they're finally getting something in return for all those taxes.
I remember a couple of summers ago when it was approaching 40 degrees Celsius in the UK, I deliberately went into work and voluntarily worked overtime JUST FOR THE AC!
So not only was I more comfortable (I work in a hospital laboratory where it has to be air conditioned to keep samples stored appropriately), I was being paid time and a third. 😂
There were couple days in a year when I was sitting in the library for AC, my job didn't have overtime
I had no idea it can get this hot in the UK???
It's like 1 day a year and not every year@@leamichelle3792
😮❤
I love you the 'AC not working' was the deal breaker. 😅😂
I’ve worked from the US for one French person transplanted to the US and one French company. They honestly were both so generous and kind!
It’s pretty much the same in the uk.. 🤷🏽♂️ generally 40 hours anything after that is double pay or time owed back depending on contract. Bank holidays are generally double time or a day holiday back again depending on contract.
Sadly where I work it's only an extra 1/3 an hour on bank Holidays...
But still better than none, which there's a lot of places that don't here
America is greedy mate lol
I've worked 6 different contracts in the last 4 years.
Not a single one paid double time or time owed for when we worked over.
I get time and a half every hour over 40 and I’ve gotten OT nearly every week since I started this job. Last paycheck, I had 95 hours (we get paid every 2 weeks). I get 6 paid holidays off (NY’s Day, Memorial Day, 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Xmas) but if I worked them I’d get time and a half plus holiday pay.
✨cries in American✨ I’d take no AC and French condescension for that contract.
40 work hours is law in the US as well. It's the basic bills. It's more than you earn within them 40 hours. So? Americans work more hours or 2 jobs, just to survive.
That's the difference.
Half my current salary in exchange for two and a half months paid vacation per year and free health insurance sounds like a fine deal to me.
there is no FREE HEALTHCARE, you pay higher taxes in France then in the USA
Less money in your exchange for more life.
It is strange that we even have to think about it
Don't forget a year paid off if you have a baby, (some is usually reserved for dad), and substitute childcare so it's more affordable. In my country they lower the prices parents pay to a maximum of roughly 200 american dollars pr month for 1 kid full time, starting in august, (currently around 300 dollars pr month). Some countries also have free higher education so no need to save for college for your kids.
The French are able to give all these benefits to the FRENCH citizens...
Because....
They 've STOLEN so much from AFRICA...
And now the French wonder WHY AFRICA wants NOTHING TO DO with France anymore....
No thanks. I don't have any healthcare expenses as it is and I certainly couldn't afford to take all that vacation time unless rent and utilities were practically nothing.
Don’t you dare touch my air conditioning!!!😂😂😂
I just noticed that your eyes are a different color in French! 👁️😊
Yes! It’s a filter. I think it’s just fun to differentiate the characters 😊
I didn't notice till I saw your comment. That's really neat! And such a clever way to differentiate characters!
@@royaventurera Wait.... are they both you????
@@nickblooruk haha yes!! I just change the eye color and my outfit and hair 😅
Clever bastards, the French
*Cries in American*
The culture-shock when an American enters the civilised world.
That’s why everything is is more expensive like gas is $8.20 a gallon
Pizza and two beers $45 to $70 bucks.
The minimum wages (SMIC) have been increased from €1,747.20 to €1,766.92 per month and €11.52 to € 11.65 per hour. in USA $ 7.25.
In my state, where the nominal minimum wage is $7.25, there are literally zero jobs available for that wage. Almost all are at least 50% higher to start.
Just for context
@@michaelsorensen7567 so you get 11 - 12 dollars like? france minimum almost 13 bucks. and plus you get free healthcare and 25 days vacation. so thats extra money to your wage.
@@helluvastart and my state has lower taxes and likely lower cost of living, so that's fewer monies you need to earn in the first place.
Average state minimum wage is about the same
@@peterdisabella2156 yes , you might be right . But now take away healthcare cost, Let say you get 5 weeks paid vacation. Isnt that $2400 ? so Americans make 2400 dollars less.
Brazilian here. We work 11 months per year and earn 13 salaries. Sometimes with bonuses. Sick leave is paid. Overtime is either paid or used as days off. Benefits vary and can go from healthcare to food stamps. We have free healthcare together with private services. I consider we’re well protected. Salaries could be a little bit higher though 😅
Não seja burro, na verdade vc recebe 84% do seu salário todo mês, o restante fica separado pra vc receber nas férias e no 13⁰... prefiro ganhar bem e não ter nada disso.
Oh same here in France a lot of companies gives the « treizième mois » wich is a 13th salary
@@napoleonbonaparte3881 exatamente o mesmo termo: “décimo-terceiro salário”
Sure but your salaries are like 400 bucks a month in Brazil 😂
@@ekimandersom4478 more like 110k/year as a Computer Scientist like myself. Get your facts straight.
So, what you're saying is the HVAC (heating and air conditioning) positions are open?
Good luck! It's been out for years because they like it that way. No one reveals in misery like a Frenchman.
My wife almost got into a fist fight with a cab driver in Paris over the air conditioner. He had visible beads of sweat on his forehead due to the hear and still snapped at my wife for POLITELY asking for the air conditioner to be turned on... in our American accent. It was on like Donkey Kong after that! 🧨
No! They will make every excuse to justify how they don't need it even when it's 90° indoors all summer long!
@@imnotlettingyouseemyname 90° ?
@@cmarie9729~32°C
@DanteAngeli It's not a French thing. Good luck finding homes with HVAC. Even most of the office buildings won't have HVAC as Americans know it.
The only time that you might notice USA style HVAC are in the fresh produce sections in big grocery stores. You know, the kind that feels you should be wearing a winter coat when wanting some fresh veg or fruit.
your english with french accent is amasing .❤
Cutting salary in half is not bad at all but people don’t get. 2500-3000€ in EU is completely fine. You can buy food, live normal life. In France there is no need for a car, no need for huge bedroom app since you are always outside with friends. So most of the things you spend money in America you don’t need in EU.
2500-3000€! Thats more than double the basic salary in spain...
in france you absolutely need to have a car!! most people don't live in big cities with a good transport system : i live not far from Rennes, and i can take the train. but the last train back to my town is at 1900. and there are none either way between 1330 and 1620 AND it costs 10e for a return tix.
should you be struck by a long illmess or a physical disability, you most probably would lose your job (as i did) and you'd struggle to get another one (i used to work manual jobs, i can't anymore).
yeah, i lived for years on welfare benefits that totaled up to €1400 a month after tax, people really be underestimating the cheaper cost of living in europe
@@caro2233I lived in southwest France for about nine months (specifically Ciboure) during a time when the train workers on strike. Trust me, the bus options I had were still SO MUCH better than anything outside of the top ten largest US cities. When Americans say you can't live somewhere without a car, we mean it's literally impossible for you to get groceries, medicine, etc without a vehicle. My family moved around a lot in different states, and even when we lived in the capital city of Florida, only one of our houses was technically within walking distance to a convenience store (less than 60 minutes on foot), but there wasn't even a sidewalk connecting us to it, so we still always drove to avoid getting hit by a vehicle. Suburb in France and suburb in US are two wildly different things.
Americans understand that more than anyone. Cost of living is different in every American city, and we move city to city and state to state all the time. The differences between states are much greater than any difference with cities in a European country. Idk why people in the comments think America wouldn't be that way and are insulting Americans about that when they're the dumb ones that must think America costs the same everywhere. How ridiculous.
Love your shorts.....I have to laugh otherwise I would cry (because they are soo true!!!!)
Thank you 🫶🫶 I make them for that same reason! Haha
‘Cut your salary in half’ get me died💀
You still end up with as much purchasing power after bills or more, because lower cost of living, no massive health care fees and not getting crushed by college debt.
@@headhunter1945 OECD Better life index consistently ranks Western Europe higher but in terms of purchasing power, even if you remove the 0.1% of high earners (in the US that's an extreme amount of wealth) from all countries, Americans are still slightly more wealthy than most of Western Europe regarding purchasing power. But...this number just says how much money average people have to spend, it doesn't account for the cost of living, education and healthcare costs, transportation, etc. All of which are notably for being lower in Europe, contributing to the higher perceived quality of life supported by OECD data.
My Phily amis went🤯 when i explained le same fact..😂😅
Her honesty
And willingness to both praise and bash the positive/egative aspects of Anglo//Franco culture
Is such a breath of fresh air
Your salary would be half what it is in the US, but the cost of living would also be halved, so it balances out. Equally, you get August off, which is a third of the summer that you can spend in air conditioning at home
Your salary would not be half. Check out median wages instead of mean wages. The median is not affected by the outliers created by the lack of labor rights in the US. The average person is easily better off financially in the EU than they are in the US.
There is a lot more middle class earning in France.
Actually... the ac never works 😂😂😂
To be fair, from my personal experience, we as Europeans really do not get along with the AC, myself included, I get a headache, my nose gets blocked, my throat hurts and in some cases I get sick, even though it is clean. We were made for colder temperatures, and during the summer, to be a maximum of 30 degrees Celsius 😭
Anyone does get sick from it.
If you're getting sick from it it isn't clean 💀 you only really get sick from AC if it's poorly maintained
Americans are just Europeans that immigrated so we're genetically very close
My experience of Europeans in summer is they sweat and smell, yet say it's "only 33°C" and they don't need aircon.
@@JT-2312 next time try to transition them to the American lifestyle.
Thanks for including the catch! Not everything are roses and sunshine
I want to know what the salary was cut to. It said half, but what was it before?? Half of $150k or half of $30k, lol she could mean any amount!
I’d be good with half of 150k, but no way with half of 30k! Especially with all that time off, I’d want to be traveling and enjoying myself, exploring hobbies… need money for all of that!
keep in mind that, unless you don’t live in the capital, everything costs less, le school is free, which is a big difference considering that going to college in america cost as much as buying a house and you don’t have to pay for insurance. basically almost everything you earn you can spend for yourself
@@T3rtis Yes, but you make significantly less, not enough to travel outside of Europe.
@@antuancaraballo9691significantly less than what? Loads of Europeans can afford travel outside of Europe.
"The catch is the taxes".... OK, A) you pay Federal, State, and Local taxes as well as a sales tax in many states, and B) how much are YOU paying for health care right now in the US with the "lesser tax burden"? It's a shell game. There's a reason why this country is armed to the teeth six ways to sunday and could fight a war with every militarized country on the planet tomorrow and still full subsidize Amazon and the NFL. These were decisions made after WW2. We told the American people that "Social programs = Commies" and you going into debt for your health care and your education was just your bad luck as a loser.
But keep thinking things are fine.
can I like follow you on Twitter or something bc I feel like I just read my own thoughts rn
Yeah America sucks like that
You're so poignant
In the US We have incredibly large social welfare programs social security, Medicare etc.
SO RIGHT!
Nearly 3 months off--paid, pension, healthcare? When you factor all those benefits, the compensation is equivalent, if not greater in France.
Qu'est-ce que c'est, "air conditioning" ? Ça n'existe pas ici 😂
J’apprends la francais et j’content that I could read this sentence!! Desoule pour moi poor reply :)
@@DrapersDoingRenos Your reply isn't bad! Just a couple pointers, le français not la. Je suis content not je content. Désolé not desoule, pour ma mauvaise réponse. Great job!
@@omar.ismailll merci!!!!!! So much still to learn :)
Ça va changer avec le réchauffement du climat.
It's the air conditioner not working that made me pause😂
That's what I loved about working in France when I was able... except for the cutting the salary in half, it wasn't quite that, but I did get quite a lot less when I got a full contract. But as you said in the video, there are some really good advantages.
they had us in the first half ngl.
According to what I could find on google I’m paid 5-10k more than I would for a similar position in the US.
Although I probably pay more tax, my living expenses and insurances are lower than the tax offset - all while only working 37 hours a week.
Omg your french accent is so awesome 😂😂😂
There are benefits and drawbacks to each country's situation. It is very difficult to get a job in France. My friend has been trying for years; no dice.
Yes, unemployment, particularly youth unemployment (people 15-24) is a much bigger issue in France and other European countries than in the US.
That's a trade-off many people are happy to make in exchange for better conditions for those who do work. But it IS a trade-off.
Yup. Because you're a giant liability they can't get rid of once you're hired thanks to all those labor laws.
you don't have to work in france. everything is free.
@@Victor-y9g1w Lol, that's NOT how it works! Understand that 'the taxpayer' pays for......everything! Yes, there are free services, health etc, but they are paid for by the tax payer.
The difference between the USA - and it's a MASSIVE one - is that governments can, and do, negotiate a much, MUCH cheaper price per unit (e.g. healthcare pill) than the individual citizens of USA and their health care insurance companies.
@@ChrisM541 you get paid less, then how govt collect more taxes and provide everything free. just like burning cars, breaking store fronts, looting shops, defacing national monuments etc. Left utopia in France. ohh.. they don't have police so that is where the savings are.
The problem with living in the States is that even if you get a job that comes with 30 days of paid time off a year, you can't use it because you need to work overtime every single week to be able to afford rent.
Me working in france during a transfer from tunisia and not wanting to go back until just 4 years ago cos it's so much better there (Especially where I was working in Marseilles)
Shame on you trabelsi
Marseille, la capitale du Maghreb!
@@MegaSpartan007 and enjoyed french women.
I need to start applying for French jobs that i can do remote here in the US. Already had to speak French in my IT job previously cause i had users in Québec, Montréal, and Brussels.
In South Africa if you work full time you work 45 hours a week on average. Paid holiday leave is usually not more than two weeks a year or up to 18 days. My husband work on average 60 to 70 hours a week, constantly works over time, without being compensated and he is getting paid less and less each year. Jobs are scarce and the rich knows that. They make a habit of over exploiting the poor and they know that you will not complain because you don't want to loose your job.
Somehow i understand you
Even though im not from africa my country is kinda similar
@@BiancaC-ov8ko People are wide asleep. They see all the signs and choose to ignore it. Drive around in a rich neighborhood and see how much these people spend on average. Look at what they eat and how much they pay for one meal or a piece of clothing, most of which they never even wear. It is extremely disproportionate, and that gives you a very good idea that the distribution of wealth are completely off balance. They drive cars that can easily buy at least two homes. History teach us that as.soon as the scales tips too low that wars and unrest brakes out and that people coherently lose their morality and humanity. Societal degradation is seen everywhere and yet nobody is paying attention or they just turn their heads the other way and choose to ignore it. The world's scales are tipping not only when it comes to wealth but also when you look at the destruction of nature. A small percentage of people are bleeding the world and its scares resources dry and we still choose to stand by looking.
And if you're an American working overseas, don't forget you also need to pay US taxes 😅
Not true! For countries that made an agreement with the US, you don't have to "pay" anything in the US. You just have to file a foreign tax return, and that's it!
😭😭😭why did you have to remind us😭😭😭
@@seize4085 you still have to file your foreign-earned income - meaning, you are not exempt from your US tax obligations and IRS can tax you based on how much you earned. Sure, you'll get exemptions up to a certain amount (120k I think, and perhaps from certain territories) but you'll still have to declare your income.
You have to file taxes. Doesn't mean you have to pay all of the time but they ask you to file.
You only pay tax on income above 108k (changes year to year) if you can prove you live overseas for most of the year (less than 35 days in US or bona fida foreign residence)
Bernie Sanders recently proposed a 34 hour work week for the U.S. But of course, that's too radical. You know, like healthcare for all and a livable wage. But god bless 'Murica and capitalism. At least we have a big military..derp derp
Yeah, you really do jot understand what it would take for you american to have "free" healthcare, "free" education and only working 34H a week. Yall can't even survive with low to no tax imagine if you were taxed 60% of your salary. That's what it would take and more. 🤡
We ❤ our guns and freedom 🙄
@@Na2Ocean And corporations. I love corporations. I breath in corporate. I love my sanduiches as well.
Part of the reason we have a big military is because our Allies do not have any military.
What even crazier is that there's been so many studies have shown that a 4 day work week (at 8 hours a day) actually increases productivity, but of course that'll never happen.
Very good sarcasm..... i really enjoy it
Oh man and to believe here in Mexico we're _trying_ for the 40 hours... Only just recently the minimum wage was increased, it was almost half before
It’s a scam
@@Na2Ocean ???? Care to explain??? I can only see benefits
It's a scam because in the long run minimum salaries do more harm than good. Denmark doesn't have a minimum salary, neither does Finland, and yet they live way better than in Mexico. Why? Because of low inflation. Increasing minimum salary only hides the real issue: governments typically over spend, spending far more than what they got in taxes, and they print more money to cover the deficit. But this causes inflation, reducing the purchasing power of the money in our pockets, so minimem salary noeds to be increased periodically. It would be 100 times better if governments simply never over spent
@@JosePineda-cy6omno, it's bad for the same reason other price controls are bad
@@Flamingghost1025price controls aren't bad. It's specific to like the other one said the overspending and thus, the inflation rate from it that is the problem. Because if there's inflation, you have to increase minimum wages but then you have to continue rise prices and so on and so on.
I don't even accrue 1.5 days of PTO a month. I think I accumulate around 1.3 a month and my sick and PTO come from the same bucket.
My last job I got .7 days a month. My job before that you had to be there a year before you could get a week's vacation. You could borrow half of that week during your first year but if you left before hitting a year you had to pay back the days your took off.
It's a bit like those airlines which sell you supposedly really cheap tickets, but in the end by buying all of the normal add-ons you require to have a proper flight you end up paying the same, if not more than standard airlines.
Like yes, you will have a bigger pay in the US, but that's only because you don't get all the other benefits from your job/social, causing much greater extra expenses down the line.
I was just in Germany for an international fencing camp and coming from Minnesota with like 80-90 degree weather I was really expecting AC. Waking up in the hotel each morning had me completely soaked in sweat (I was wearing nothing but underwear and did not have a blanket).
Also, everyone else gets two months of vacation so good luck trying to get anything done in July and August.
I work in france. A lot of workers takes their vacation in september. Like that the job is done. And there is less people in vacation sites and also the price of hotels are lower in september.
@@choreomaniac They simply plan the work accordingly. Not like in US, where vacations are treated as if they are unexpected
If it meant getting my family out of the US and to a country that is safer, and actually take steps to take care of their citizens, I would take that pay cut. Because what other people are not realizing is that yeah you're taking that pay cut, but you also are paying for a lot less out of pocket, and the amount you are paying in taxes and paying out of pocket for things in the US is significantly higher when you actually sit down and do the math. Like I was looking at a recent study about how much you would have to make to comfortably live in every state, and the state I live in, 257,000 a year, is the salary you will need to make to live comfortably in my state, and that means you're spending 50% of your income on housing and utilities, 30% on whatever you need or want, and 20% for savings and investments. And that is for a family of four two working adults and two children. That is not possible, it is not possible to make that much money for like 99% of the people who live here.
I'd much rather live in France with my children. Then the US. Because either way I'm paying 30 to 40% in taxes anyways for whatever dumb reason, but then I also will be expected to pay for health insurance out of my own pocket which is another $1,500 minimum for myself and my kids, and that's with the cheapest plans, that expect you to pay $50,000 out of pocket before they'll even cover anything...
Don't forget that the French people are also experts in organizing demonstrations against their gov't when they feel their rights are being threatened. So you'll work less hours for less years than in USA, because even after Macron's reforms the French retire earlier than in the USA
No one's stopping you, ya don't need to write an essay to leave
An apartment in Paris is over 1 million €uros. And it's not safer they have huge problems with terrorism
@@derrickpollard186 maybe the money the job opportunities and the language barrier ?
Also the point is not "well it people are not happy they can leave" the point is "everybody is unhappy with how things are done and would prefer not have to choose between food or medication like most developped countries". Your govnement don't serve you, they profit on you, and some of you are offeneded when people dare to point it out. It is crazy. The French have their own problems, but at least they know how to protest.
@@arona6692 what are ya babbling on about. No country is perfect but mine is the best pick for my beliefs. I love my country and will continue to try and improve it, after all peoples voices hold weight here. If ya don't like it fix it or leave, there are plenty of options out there
Well, in Switzerland you kinda get similar package without pay being halved :)
oh?
Isn’t Switzerland much more expensive than the rest of Europe? I’d like to move there one day, but the prices are terrifying
@@train_your_brain949 sure it's more expensive but you still get a higher living standard. And things like electronics will be cheaper (lower VAT at 8%) or anything you can buy on amazon at same or lower price while having a higher salary. Also vacations are so cheap.
Overall it's like saying a developed country is more expensive than a poor country in general but the standards or living are just higher (i.e. on averagebetter services, better buildings, etc.)
Switzerland does not have free healthcare…nowhere close to it
That last part was too hilarious 💀☠️😂😂🤣😂🤣🤣😂🤣😂
I’m moving to France lol
Although I would love some AC
If you want AC you can buy and (have it) install. It's available throughout Europe. Just most people don't like it.
I've stayed in some houses in France that were always the perfect temperature. Thick walls and shutters meant they were cool inside not matter hot it got outside.
Today is my first day of vacation. I’ll go back to work on the 2nd of September. Now that I know this is not granted for everyone, I’ll show it off online 😂
We are doing it wrong in the States.
Pretty sure YOU'RE wrong
Did you hear her say they cut salary in half ?
We provide aid and defense for many other countries. It's costs alot of our money to do that.
Someone should do something… 🥱
The US does EVERYTHING wrong.
I believe that at least three weeks of paid vacation per year is kind of a standard across the entire Europe.
I understand that this changes the dynamic to where jobs are seldom offered and therefore held onto like it's Titanic.
You understand fairly poorly then.
When people work 35 hours instead of 60, there are actually more jobs available for the rest.
No, it just means they make sure they are hiring the right person - the interview process is longer. It also means managers treat their staff better because they can't just fire them when they feel like it or have a bad hair day.
meanwhile in Eastern Europe: "Sign this contract that clearly states you are working 40 hours a week, but I'll expect from you to work 60 with no paid overtime. Also ignore that the contract states you'll be working for the minimal salary, I just don't feel like paying for proper insurance or pension"
so USA is more like a developing former Communist country than anywhere in western Europe. :/
"minimal salary" is a tax evasion mechanism, the rest is paid in a sealed envelope that everyone knows about but nobody mentions. The only catch though is you can't claim anything in court if you get fucked over because you aren't obtaining that money legally.
Or in Latin America...
It’s not as bad in France but in reality it’s closer to what you describing
Especially teachers 🙈
Health care in America can cost you millions upon millions.
Also, the paid-time-off is likely worth the half-pay alone. Too bad so many Americans are more obsessed with collecting worldly belongings & materialism, versus enjoying life and being healthy.
It is estimated that over 86% of Americans are only one major medical expense or lawsuit from bankruptcy. That is NOT a good deal!
Americans would prefer to choose to spend their own money rather than giving it to the wasteful government.
@@gooddoggy3257 what money? The vast majority of Americans cannot afford to use their healthcare, even if they have it. And many have no healthcare at all.
If you're referring to six-figure earners & higher, why do so many retire to Europe after they earn their bankroll?
Try doing some actual research.
@@gooddoggy3257 Wasteful governments are not the issue. Social safety nets are.
yet in usa you drive big fucking ford truck and europe you drive 5hp car
@@testplmnb How do you mean this? Personally, I am a fan of the cars with lower hp: they also use less fuel.
there's always a catch 🤣
me who just worked 36 hours straight after working 32 hours this week
You should know several channels are stealing your audio and putting it over their own animated videos.
It’s not right
Depends if they credit her.
At that point it's considered free use. If it's animated, that's their own thing.
Can you tag me in them if you see them? Some do credit and tag me in the caption! But also have seen a few with no credit sadly
@@GoldenTV3Nope.
@@VioletteToussaint they don’t
I thought the catch was gonna be la laïcité 😅 peut-être parce que je ne suis pas chrétien mdr
"la laïcité" is the perfect way to ensure that everyone can practice their own religion feely, because all religions are equally treaten.
Vous préférez les Etats-Unis, où les présidents prêtent serment sur la Bible, où la phrase "God bless America" apparait sur les billets de un dollar et finit les discours des politiques et où, si vous voulez être élu, vous devez donner votre verste préféré de la Bible et le nom de votre pasteur ? Même les politiciens athées font semblant d'être protestants pour être élus.
@@cmarie9729 pas du tout !!
@@alexanderk.6869 Alors en quoi la laïcité est-elle un attrape-nigauds d'après vous ? Je cherche juste à comprendre votre premier commentaire.
Is that thebreason I've never met a French person living in the US 😂 love it
Europe: Metro and bus workers go strike almost every week in some cities, especially Germany.
🤔
Which cities? Lived in Germany 10 years and near weekly strikes weren't a part of my experience
And what's your point? Oh, right, no point here.
????
She's talking about France....
you know, striking is not a taboo like in the US... people have rights here (i know, shocking.)
That's utter bollocks, and you know it, troll.
It’s not half pay: If your employer is paying your medical bill, saving for your retirement, etc., they just FORCE you to make the smart decisions. Additionally with low cost of living half the nominal amount is likely MORE than the entire US salary.
Plus you basically can’t be fired and if you get laid off you get like 3 months of pay to find a new job.
If you don’t find one, you get paid unemployment by the government
Came here to say this. It's not a cut in pay. What you pay in taxes are things you don't have to pay for out of pocket. That's what taxes are supposed to be for. I would prefer for the money to not be in my paycheque and just walk into the hospital to have a baby with no worries about how I will afford it as opposed to getting the extra money and having to suddenly plan and save 3500-5000 over a course of 9 months to pay my out-of-pocket hospital bill and then pray that when I deliver, an OB that is covered under my plan is available or that I'm close to a hospital that is in my network. No wonder so many women go for inductions or home births in the States - takes the lottery aspect out of how much you have to pay.
No one should be making your financial decisions except you. If you feel like you need someone to decide for you, maybe you need to move back in with mommy and daddy.
@@christinewatson1989 Or just have an actually functioning government to do basic tasks for you and not get scammed
@@Frogglefr Or have a government that doesn't steal a massive chunk of your income so you can afford to do those things yourself.
@@christinewatson1989 Or be like every actually developed country in the world, pay for basic needs, and don’t let your healthcare slip to 124th in the world, one spot ahead of Wallis & Futuna
People be hating on France but this seems like the dream 👁️👄👁️
There are much better countries in the same region...France is still a complete sh*thole
Living in a third world country?
@@Jim-Bagel Classic americunt
Well it have its flaws but at least we can go to the doctor, ER, take ambulance, and retire without havibg to prepare for the worse all the time
The fact that "sick time" is presented as a perk 😅
you may be out but i'm ALL IN. yes, I only took two unserious french classes in college. i don't care.
also lived in alabama and california, i have survived no AC
just come to the Netherlands. you will barely ever need AC and we all speak English.
So. Y’all need English lit professors out there?
Probably that's a job you can do. But you can't use expressions like "Y'all".
Why the last sentence? It kinda ruins the whole thing and gives fuel to the anti universal healthcare people who always fear monger about taxes... The tax taken on French salaries to fund healthcare has been showed to be less than what Americans pay for insurance. And with the French system everybody is covered. I've had RW Americans say to me they'd rather pay more for an insurance rather than less through a tax because they don't want their money to help "lazy unemployed people"... Utter lunacy.
makes sense to add it in because it’s a real thing. Most people will choose double the salary, and good health insurance through an employer (even though I would LOVE if we had universal healthcare here). Western Europe migrates to the USA at over 3x the rate per capita versus the other way around, despite Western Europe having a stronger social safety net…so in all fairness, you should ask the question about why so many people are willing to pack up their lives and immigrate at such an insanely higher rate one way vs. the other and why those folks feel they have a better quality of life here than back home (even if it fits against your narrative)
@@KrishnaAdettiwar All the ppl I know who worked in the USA moved right before their 1rst child. They didn't wanted them to be in debt the moment they were born. When you come from europe, you have no debt linked to your education, you don't have a lot of medical issues and the list goes on to be really nice for every young worker. After ~35yo, they move back (not all) bc they have the experience to get better job in europe, put a lot aside (we love to save money) and therefore, don't need to be a modern slave anymore.
ofc, this is only my personnal experience so it may be diffrent for a lot of ppl too.
The only one to stay are the one who earn a lot of money. And...That's not representative bc the low wages salaries can't move otherwise, I'm pretty sure it's way better to be a cashier in France than in USA. But those aren't the one migrating.
it's half net compared to American gross, but after all fees and insurance, at the end is the same or even less
@@KrishnaAdettiwar "against my narrative" lol please pray tell what my narrative is? I've only mentioned what RW Americans have told me themselves, and the fact that they fear monger about taxes. That's not a narrative.
As to why people emigrate, there are many reasons, including the existence of the old "American Dream" myth. The reply above also gave you more nuanced info on the topic. But I don't even know why emigration has anything to do with what I wrote.
I’m pointing out the people who choose the higher salary and lack of other benefits, not saying that I would choose it!
Some places in the US do something similar to RTT. My mom works as a custodian in a school that either pays you overtime or turns the extra time you worked into PTO. This has given my mom (one of the schools best custodians (im not even exaggerating since her work areas look way better than the rest of the school)) extra time off during the holidays.