This seems to be about actual consumption that has not been adjusted for government subsidies. If country A subsidizes services such as education, childcare, and healthcare more than country B, household spending is going to be lower there. A better comparison would either ignore spending in commonly subsidized categories or include government subsidies in household spending.
A quick reality check: Norway would be one of the wealthiest US states, both by nominal figures and after adjusting for purchasing power. If your comparison says something else, you are probably doing something wrong.
Using the average in an unequal society like Mississippi to compare against the more egalitarian France distorts things badly.
The mode for French income is about USD$22,000/yr, in Mississippi is closer to USD$15,000/yr and on top of that Frenchman pays virtually zero out-of-pocket for healthcare, university, or childcare, and benefits from robust public transit and mandatory 5-week paid holidays. If you are a normie, there is absolutely no doubt where you are better off.
The post is just another example someone on twitter using lies, damned lies, and statistic to do some good old Yankee flag waving.
A quick reality check: Norway would be one of the wealthiest US states, both by nominal figures and after adjusting for purchasing power. If your comparison says something else, you are probably doing something wrong.
So the point is even with govt subsidies and a generous oil industry, Norway ranks below all US states.
No one would willingly live in Mississippi over France or Italy.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_Lasker
> No one would willingly live in Mississippi over France or Italy.
Have you seen parts of Paris? Not all parts of Mississippi are bad.
The mode for French income is about USD$22,000/yr, in Mississippi is closer to USD$15,000/yr and on top of that Frenchman pays virtually zero out-of-pocket for healthcare, university, or childcare, and benefits from robust public transit and mandatory 5-week paid holidays. If you are a normie, there is absolutely no doubt where you are better off.
The post is just another example someone on twitter using lies, damned lies, and statistic to do some good old Yankee flag waving.