Why Don't Americans Understand How Poor Their Lives Are?

The book "Capitalist Realism" by Mark Fisher is very, very appropriate here

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What garbage. France's life expectancy is 83, blah blah blah. Yeah, so all those yellow vest protestors are rioting because everything there is so fucking awesome, right?

I've been to Europe. I was astounded by the huge number of lazy fuckwits sitting around in cafes all day long. If you live on the dole, you're not free, not matter what you think. Someone, somewhere, is paying for that shit.

Let me give you another data point: When you cross into Canada from the US, there is a distinct difference in the quality of the housing and the general upkeep of the towns. I conclude from it that Canadian people are taxed to within an inch of their very lives. How is that better?

A lot of Americans are stupid, in debt, and living a rat race existence. It is not required to be that way, however.