I’m very, very far from rich, yet
1. University costs nothing for everyone
2. Good social safety net, but yes, having own retirement savings is very important.
3. Not for school or medical, the two biggest reasons in the US.
4. Free healthcare for all, aged care, etc.
5. Free healthcare for all.
It’s eye opening to see that the American dream is now “live a quality of life that dozens of countries take for granted”.
Maybe that's why? I know rich people (truly rich, not your upper middle class or rich as in I got a couple mils of net worth), in developed countries (West and Northern Europe) and to be honest your points, apart from being tangled and repetitive just so you can get 5, don't reflect their reality and are just a setup for your last politically charged line.
I'm sure with tens of millions of dollars in your hands, you'd wait for that 20 minute doctor's appointment for 3 months, then another 8 for your MRI. Especially when your kid gets sick god forbid.
You’ve been fed so much propaganda and disinformation you can’t even separate truth from fiction. Reality is nothing like this.
$10M and more buys true freedom and reach to global travel and countries. All of those free things in Europe require certain level of native labor and population aging fast is not helpin that across globe.
Meanwhile dozens of countries are doing the above without immense debt.
The US trade deficit isn't ever really meant to be repaid, it's basically the modern equivalent of the Roman Republic/Empire demanding tribute from weaker states with a thin veneer of "I'll pay you back" to make it more palatable.
Like the time the homeless dude living under a bridge near me asked to "borrow" 50€ from me :)
In the countries that do have this it’s often much harder to make $10M. Also the context of this is Woz, aka the US.
Which is a good thing because then everyone has a good quality of life, not just those with lots of money.