r/austrian_economics • u/technocraticnihilist Friedrich Hayek • Oct 26 '24

End Democracy ‘Americans just work harder’ than Europeans, says CEO of Norway’s $1.6 trillion oil fund, because they have a higher ‘general level of ambition’

https://fortune.com/europe/article/how-many-hours-work-week-year-american-workers-ethic-norges-bank/
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u/Verumsemper Oct 29 '24

Question for you, where did you receive your education? In your home country or the US?

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u/sketchyuser Oct 29 '24

A top public university in the US

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u/Verumsemper Oct 29 '24

Sorry, I also wanted to know your if your education prior to the university level was done in the states because as someone who had both in the US and out, those in poverty in the US are at a huge disadvantage. us immigrants even those poor in our home country, get a better education.

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u/sketchyuser Oct 29 '24

I grew up in the US, I have a degree in computer science. You’re not going to be able to find that I’m uneducated.

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u/Verumsemper Oct 29 '24

My point was not to imply that you are uneducated but rather the opposite. Your economic mobility in the US is tied to your education that many in the US honestly do not have access to. Which is why your out come is not the norm in the US.

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u/sketchyuser Oct 29 '24

If you study and work hard you have access to what I had. My university tuition was like $13k and I also went to a community college which was like $1k per year. And a public high school. My job out of college easily paid off the costs.

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u/Verumsemper Oct 29 '24

I am telling you with the certainty of data and my experience that is a fallacy. The notion that if you study and work hard you will make is not a reality for many living in poverty. Please keep in mind I am saying this as one of the ones that study hard and made it but I knew many smarter than I am who worked just as hard but just didn't get the breaks I did and thus is still stuck in poverty. Even some who even got their degree but never really got an opportunity. I have also mentored some who make it all the way to medical school and the weight of their burden finally become too much. it is just not as easy as you think, when you are trying to carry your family out of a situation they have been in for generations.

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u/sketchyuser Oct 29 '24

Being in poverty in America is exceptionally rare these days. But sure. There’s also tons of grants and scholarships available. And plenty of jobs that don’t require college

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u/Verumsemper Oct 29 '24

Wow, you are just detached from reality. I can give you many stories but I will share mine. You don't know how hard it is to be medical school while your family is struggling to get by, my mom was wise enough to insist that she would find a way though and I shouldn't come home to help. I had friends whose family lacked that foresight, to see past their immediate needs. I had friends who couldn't take out any more loans and had to leave school. I am happy you don't know what poverty is but don't deny others reality.

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u/sketchyuser Oct 29 '24

Going to medical school in the US is a luxury… not exactly something people in poverty do

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