Why does the average person enjoy a better style of life in my socialist country than the US?
Yeah, most of the people posting on Y!A have no idea what socialism is. Most equate it with Communism or Nazism. As soon as I see anyone equate the two, I instantly know that they’re a moron. Australia. like all countries, has it’s problems but, for 90% of the population, it’s a hell of a lot better living here than the US (and, yes, I have lived in the US so I DO know). You don’t see people going bankrupt here because they happen to get sick. TV EDIT – @mee-4-america – I suggest you seek medical advice immediately, I think you may be experiencing a brain aneurysm. EDIT 2 – For the record… The average annual US Salary is just about exactly US$40,000 p.a. The average annual Australian salary is around AU$58,500 Of course, the relative values of the AUS and US dollar strongly effects who is paid more. Based on the current AU$ value of around US$0.69, the average Australian salary is about US$39,700 (just south of the US), however, the Aussie dollar is particularly low at the moment. On