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Winning is relative (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/memes@lemmy.ml
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[–] 148 points 3 years ago (4 children)

There's no Americans bragging about that. Corporations and the government, sure. The rest of us are to busy living in pain

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  • [–] 62 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    Some years ago I were in US on vacation and a Cadillac commercial said you shouldn't buy cars made by lazy people wo have 4 weeks vacation every year, instead you should buy an American car.

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  • [–] 27 points 3 years ago (3 children)
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  • [–] 42 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    Most Americans have no clue what the rest of the world is like.

    Most Americans don't even understand the progressive income tax system we have, they will go so far as to decline raises because it'll put them in a higher bracket and they think that will mean less take home pay. It doesn't! You should always take a raise!

    I believe I'll someday move to a country that has good policies for everything from healthcare, to work life balance, and social safety nets, and I'll never have to deal with the American nightmare again.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    There's actually a tricky spot for folks who get certain social services which are tied to income. A small raise can bump you out of eligibility for things like medicaid and food stamps, and thus can in fact result in higher expenses, less money in your pocket, and a lower quality of life.

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  • [–] 28 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    Right? I was like, "Who the fuck in the US is saying ANY of that?"

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  • [–] 22 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    The media trying to manufacture consent.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Actually the media in Germany is starting to push that narrative, maybe to get us to focus more on work and less on enjoying our lifes

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago

    lmao, Germany of all places. This country is designed for people to live paycheck to paycheck, earlier it was at least somewhat justified by social security, but greedy government fucks don't know where to get money anymore.

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