How do Americans earn so much and how are so many of them in

National debt and loans.

>>67287544
Some people are smart and others are dumb

>>67287700
I have a pretty good degree, yet I don't make that much working in Germany. I make 3k a month post tax and this is considered a very good wage.

Hell, nurses in the USA make like 40k+ a year, while being a nurse is a low paying shit job in Germany.

There are a lot of factors:
- people in the USA work a lot of hours (up to 30% more than in Europe per year)
- the USA has a large united market where you have access to lots of customers and talent (while Europe is divided into small regions)
- the USA is filled with natural resources (unlike most European countries)
- the dollars price is inflated due to it being the international currency for oil, which means the USA can import goods very cheaply

>>67287849
Not to mention Americans like to think big. They often roll out goods on a continental scale. While other countries tend to think small.

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Are murricans can into work generally?
I think they are.

>>67287902
>>67287849
And the American government encourages a friendly tax climate for businesses.

If you compare it with non-western countries you will find many more advantages to doing business in America.

- your investments are safe in America, as you will encounter a low amount of corruption, extortion and the court system is fairly predictable
- people are reliable and honest about what they will deliver
- people are open to doing business with strangers

>>67288082
- decisions can be made quickly

In a lot of countries, including the Netherlands, businesses love to think very long and hard before doing anything.

>>67287800
Move here

>>67287964
Even more friendly for the next 4 years :)

>>67288291
You know I'm currently in the process of setting up a business in the Netherlands with some other guy. And because it's a limited liability company (comparable to) I have legally obligated to give myself and the other guy a salary of 44k a year and pay taxes over it, unless the IRS excuses me.

I don't even know if I'm going to earn a single euro. How on earth am I going to pay myself 44k? So before I even start my business I have to beg at the IRS, which is ridiculous.

We seriously considered moving abroad just to be able to start it up.

>>67288498
What is your business?

>>67287849
Lower taxes too. I hear they pay a lot for all sorts of insurances and education though, so it cancels out somewhat.

>>67288972
The closest thing to it is tripadvisor, but it covers a specific niche that is still fairly untapped.
We actually have lots of plans with it that I cant expand on yet.

>>67289209
In the first two years we'll have to spend a couple hundred thousand on marketing. So we cant really use an IRS that's on our tail.

Americans are far more motivated and productive compared to europeans.