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Not necessarily. One datapoint: Amazon pays fulfilment workers $15/hour in the US, but €11/hour (~$12) in Germany

How far does $15/hour go in some parts of the US vs €11/hour in some parts of Germany?

I imagine if you took a look at total compensation (vacation, PTO, insurance, maternity leave), stronger labor laws and other societal benefits such as cheaper college, those workers earning €11/hr would probably be able to save a lot more of it compared to their counterpart in the US.

And bonus if they get sick, they don't have to worry as much about losing their job and spiraling down into crippling debt.

Even accounting for differences in income the cost for private doctor visits don’t make the US system cheaper.

Especially because the private doctors need to provide pricing before you go there, there is an actual market with reasonable prices.

Since someone will know before they go to a doctor what it will cost them it makes a huge difference to the US.

> And unskilled workers earn less.

Is this actually true?