it probably includes health care
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It shows they spend more money, not that they get more goods and services for it. As
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Housing, transit, and education are also disproportionately expensive in America.
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Americans make greater use of debt
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This is an interesting chart, but I would like to see this alongside additional data. For example the same concept, but comparing poorest 20% in the USA by income with the averages for other OECD countries. And then an explanation of the difference. ->
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For example Australia has a slightly higher median per capita income than the USA, and yet the poorest 20% in the USA consume more than the average Australian? How? Are we comparing like for like?
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It doesn’t say anything about purchasing power, it just says they consume more...
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pretty embarrassing misinterpretation of the data assuming its not a deliberate distortion. bottom 20% of americans make $18,500 or less, so this chart shows the bottom 20% are consistently spending above their means, likely due poor wage-to-cost of living ratios.
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What about all the [significant!] things Canadians don't have to "purchase" because they're already included (or heavily subsidized) via taxes (healthcare, education, politicians (!), etc.)?
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Remember this and remind them next time they try to brag about how great their "free" health care is.
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Why is consumption a more important metric than income or GDP per capita?
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