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Standard of living in UK better than in USA
Telegraph ^
| 1/7/2008
| Lucy Cockcroft
Posted on 01/10/2008 7:01:22 AM PST by fweingart
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Who do we thank for our sticky economy and descending dollar? The entire elite political class: the liberal pansies we send to Washington to rule us and destroy our economy!
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posted on
01/10/2008 7:01:24 AM PST
by
fweingart
To: fweingart
For the first time in more than a century the standard of living in Britain is higher than in America, according to a new report.
The Muslims will live well and better!
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posted on
01/10/2008 7:04:40 AM PST
by
angcat
("IF YOU DON'T STAND BEHIND OUR TROOPS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO STAND IN FRONT OF THEM")
To: fweingart
I love articles that refute their own headlines.
Standard of living in UK better than in USA
...
However the average British person may not feel richer than their US cousins as goods and services there are often vastly cheaper. So, despite earning less, the average American can buy more.
How do you define standard of living other than by the amount and quality of the goods and services you buy and the amount of free time you have to enjoy them? Being a millionaire wouldn't be so good if it cost you $100,000 for a typical dinner.
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posted on
01/10/2008 7:05:24 AM PST
by
KarlInOhio
(Rattenschadenfreude: joy at a Democrat's pain, especially Hillary's pain caused by Obama.)
To: fweingart
Analysts at the respected Oxford Economics consultancy say that increasing incomes, free healthcare and longer holidays make the average Briton better-off than his or her US counterpart.Free healthcare! Really! And no waiting!
To: fweingart
Oh my! I guess that British kids have two Ipods instead of one like the POOR Yanks.
To: fweingart
I’ll take America over Britain any day of the week and twice on Sunday!
To: JustaDumbBlonde
To: fweingart
Another lie as it cost twice as much to live in the UK or the EU than it does in most of the United States. Plus our so called poor get more money than most of the EU people make when and if they work. So to be a greater Standard of Living they must make twice as much and not have their taxes take over 65% of what they earn.
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posted on
01/10/2008 7:09:04 AM PST
by
YOUGOTIT
(The Greatest Threat to our Security is the US Senate)
To: KarlInOhio
Because journalism no longer requires an understanding of economics or math.
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posted on
01/10/2008 7:09:16 AM PST
by
DancesWithBolsheviks
(If someone is 'turning his life around' you best stay away.)
To: fweingart
"However the average British person may not feel richer than their US cousins as goods and services there are often vastly cheaper. So, despite earning less, the average American can buy more."
Doesn't this sentence undermine the entire premise of the article? If the Brits are really earning more, they should be able to buy more.
To: KarlInOhio
I love the UK, her people, and her history.
That being said, I'd rather be a poor janitor in Lubbock, than a rich stockbroker in London.
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posted on
01/10/2008 7:10:54 AM PST
by
horse_doc
(Visualize a world where a tactical nuke went off at Max Yasgur's farm in 1969.)
To: YOUGOTIT
To: fweingart
Free healthcare It sure is nice of those doctors and nurses to work for free, not to mention the free hospitals and medicine donated gratis by God, of course.
Actually, "you get what you pay for" applies here; my sister and her family were in the U.K. when my niece slipped and hurt her tooth. My sister described the hospital personnel and infrastructure in the U.K. as horrendous, eons behind the U.S. in any facet you might use to compare the two systems.
To: fweingart
“Analysts at the respected Oxford Economics consultancy say that increasing incomes, free healthcare and longer holidays make the average Briton better-off than his or her US counterpart.”
Free healthcare. lol I love when this is mentioned. When you’re paying exorbitant taxes to fund a gov’t run healthcare program, it’s far from free.
Dolts.
To: fweingart
Aside from health care, markets in the UK are relatively free...just like in the US...so it isn’t surprising that the GDP per head measures are close. It also isn’t surprising that France and Germany lag far behind.
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posted on
01/10/2008 7:12:42 AM PST
by
Tulane
To: KarlInOhio
My sentiments exactly.
Let’s compare the “actual” standards of living. Average home sizes and luxuries, cars, amenities, actual health CARE, etc.
I think this is a self serving feel good piece for the Brits. But whatever makes them feel good is fine with me.
Maybe some of our liberal entertainment elites will buy into this and move over to Europe.
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posted on
01/10/2008 7:12:49 AM PST
by
Tenacious 1
(Racism? There are more than a million people in the world that want me dead because I am American!)
To: KarlInOhio
If you want to cherry pick data to make "Third Way" socialism look like a good idea, that's how you go about it.
Using nearly any measurable material standard, the average American living below the poverty line has a higher standard of living than the average European, above or below the poverty line.
To: fweingart
---
However the average British person may not feel richer than their US cousins as goods and services there are often vastly cheaper. So, despite earning less, the average American can buy more.---
-cunningly concealed in plain sight in the article--
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posted on
01/10/2008 7:13:01 AM PST
by
rellimpank
(--don't believe anything the MSM tells you about firearms or explosives--NRA Benefactor)
To: fweingart
The British financial services boom and soaring house prices have led to an uninterrupted expansion
Soaring house prices means they have less disposable income. Sometimes much less. I am told that after paying their often huge mortgages, Britons have very little to spend on discretionary purchases.
To: Intimidator
“Source please”
Personal knowledge and visits to the EU on a yearly basis. Stay from 3 to 6 weeks on average.
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posted on
01/10/2008 7:14:38 AM PST
by
YOUGOTIT
(The Greatest Threat to our Security is the US Senate)
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