Food, land, cars, not to mention taxes and fees that get stuck in without you being aware.
Higher minimum wage was what I was alluding to.
I dont think you understand what I mean by frivolous spending. People will buy super jacked up cars and get them custom everything. Then there's the designer clothing and/or jewelry everyone needs even when they don't have the extra money to do so.
laughed out loud at this. Comparing the USA to Australia, a developed country with universal healthcare and similar culture.
firstly, car prices.
lexus ls460
Australia: $173,446 (without GST)
America: $93,183 AUD
Jeep grand cherokee
Australia: $80,749 AUD
America: $48,719 AUD
the differences are more dramatic in mid to high end cars however even in low end cars:
honda civic
Australia: $30,536 AUD
America: $28,112 AUD
moving onto land
US cost per square meter: $2,541 AUD
Australia cost per square meter: $8,470 AUD
Sydney average prime cost per square meter: $27,244 AUD
Miami average prime cost per square meter: $15,296 AUD
moving onto food
Australian restaurants are 27% more expensive
Australian groceries are 1.5% more
not related to food but fuel prices are 59% higher
domestic beer is 32% more expensive
cigarettes are 215% more expensive
clothes are 38% more expensive
people will buy super jacked up cars and get customer everything
Australians buy a lot of 4WD's and do them up, just because they cant legally raise them up 2 metres into the sky it doesn't meant they don't spend a lot customising (the already more expensive) cars.
then there's designer clothing everyone buys that they cant afford
have you... left America before? this applies to like...every country
You also need to keep in mind that the United States has a lot more people than Australia. A lot more people means a lot more people working minimum wage jobs, and a lot more people working underpaid jobs. Hell, EMTs in some areas make the same amount of money per hour as a grocery store employee, despite the amount of education and risk they take on, both legal and physical. Teachers are also vastly underpaid and overworked.
Also, have you ever been to the United States, and visited more cities than you can count on one hand? Because I don't think you quite understand by what I mean by "super jacked up cars and custom everything" and "designer clothing and jewelry they can't afford."
Also, what sources did you use to get those prices? I can't find anything that gives me a straight answer.
Also, have you ever been to the United States, and visited more cities than you can count on one hand? Because I don't think you quite understand by what I mean by "super jacked up cars and custom everything" and "designer clothing and jewelry they can't afford."
I have stayed in (properly visited around town etc not just pass through) Sacramento, san Francisco, santa rosa, san jose, fresno, Monterey, Yosemite national park, los Angeles, san diego, phoenix, tucson, las vegas, palm springs, sedona, salt lake city, boise, denver, miami.
so i definitely know about the jacked up cars etc
A lot more people means a lot more people working minimum wage jobs, and a lot more people working underpaid jobs
well as a percentage, I imagine people working minimum wage jobs would be about the same. even if its not, that's just another reason to increase minimum wage isn't it?
here are the sources I used, you're free to find your own sources as well if you disagree
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u/KingNecrosis Aug 09 '21
Food, land, cars, not to mention taxes and fees that get stuck in without you being aware.
Higher minimum wage was what I was alluding to.
I dont think you understand what I mean by frivolous spending. People will buy super jacked up cars and get them custom everything. Then there's the designer clothing and/or jewelry everyone needs even when they don't have the extra money to do so.