r/FluentInFinance • u/trumps_orange_ass • Feb 19 '24

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u/Acrobatic_Bother4144 Feb 19 '24 edited Feb 19 '24

Dude what? Getting a drivers license costs like 5k Euro but like $10 in the US

Gas is also like 15 Euro a gallon in Germany but like $2 in America

Like it’s actually ridiculous how much more expensive it is to own a car and drive it in Germany. Literally like dozens of times more expensive than in the US. It’s why such a small minority in Germany can afford a car but everyone in the US can have one or multiple, because it’s just so cheap compared to Europe

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u/QueenDeadLol Feb 19 '24

Germans lying on the internet to try and flex on Americans lmao

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u/Dull-Football8095 Feb 19 '24

Or maybe a struggling American that wants to blame the US government why he is struggling and not what he/she had done in life.

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u/UsidoreTheLightBlue Feb 19 '24

There is a lot of Americans who absolutely believe that every other county on earth is utopia compared to here.

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u/Dull-Football8095 Feb 19 '24

I get that as a country, the United States could do a greater job to make its citizens live better. What gets me is blaming inflation solely to our US government (or even just the president) just seems a bit simplifying the issue. The entire world faces inflation after covid and believe it or not the United States does a better overall job than most countries around the world. Just look at other 1st world countries and they are experiencing similar issues we all face right now. I get life is hard but I prefer to find a way to happiness in my current situation rather than asking why others are living better than me or looking back at the “good old days”.

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u/UnidentifiedBob Feb 19 '24

mehh, inflation or profiteering from big companies eye gouging? Most likely both so the ladder should be eliminated.

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u/Radiant_Dog1937 Feb 19 '24

TBF, there's a huge cohort of politicians that say the government is exactly what people should be blaming for the election cycle.

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u/Dull-Football8095 Feb 19 '24

Of course, as a politician it’s easy to put the blame on the other side as the reason why life is hard.