Emeritus Prof Christopher May on Nostr: So which would you prefer: to be: European or American? Americans work longer hours, ...

So which would you prefer: to be: European or American?

Americans work longer hours, but are richer (well at least some are);

Europeans work less, earn less, but live longer, are happier & mostly in better health

The Right claim working shorter hours & retiring early is not sustainable, but if Public Debt/GDP is your metric then the US performs worse.

Certainly Americans can buy more stuff, but this increases their environmental impact...

social choices?

#inequality
h/t Simon Kuper (FT)