In fact $70000 is a burger flipper income in Norway. Established professionals are doing much better. On the other hand you don’t want to know how much a burger or a gallon of gas cost in Norway, let alone home prices. Overall most people in Norway would find an idea of moving to US about as ridiculous as Americans would find moving to Mexico.
Norway, Switzerland, Singapore and about a dozen of other nations are certainly ahead of current US in terms of quality of life.
Arguably, but some poorer countries like Finland might be ahead on some terms too.
“Norway, Switzerland, Singapore and about a dozen of other nations are certainly ahead of current US in terms of quality of life.”
The countries you named are pissants in terms of countries. They have homogeneous societies. No diversity there in any of them, and yeah I know they speak French, German or Italian depending on which of their neighboring countries is closest. Plus Singapore is a benevolent dictatorship. Nothing there is democratic, but it works because it’s leadership isn’t Communist.
Norway: 5.26 million people
Singapore: 5.7 million
Switzerland: 8.4 million
Hardly a comparison as countries with the US with 323 million population.
Yes but you're taxed up the wazoo. Not just income tax but sin taxes on alcohol and tobacco. And VAT on your auto and other purchases. Yes great cradle-to-grave social services. But also that six months of winter. That dour Scandinavian outlook. And last but not least, lutefisk!