On Sun, 28 Mar 2004 18:48:16 GMT, Rob Perkins wrote:

give me some examples where or why people suffer (materially) more in Austria,
Italy, Switzerland, Germany, France, UK, Australia than in the USA.

Whoops!

Should I have said "the West", rather than the United States?

no.

AFAIK, though, only Switzerland has a higher standard of living than
the U.S.,

in what respect?

with many of the EU countries otherwise in a practical tie
for that honor.

I don't feel honored.

Rob, who has lived in Switzerland...

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