A nation is just an extended family unit, which in turn is an extension of an individual.
Talk to most Germans or French, and ask them if they’d want to work 50+ hours per week on average if salaried, have no time off guaranteed by law, or tell them that health insurance isn’t guaranteed, and they’d think twice about the US. Remember that there are street protests whenever some politico yakks about introducing reforms that even slightly approach US-style capitalism.
True, the wealthier ones visit the US to shop, but I don’t see hoardes of them clamoring to immigrate here.
The US might offer more of an opportunity to be super wealthy, but that’s an 0.0002% chance vs an 0.0001% chance. For the average working person, having hours limited by law, vacation guarantees, and health insurance covered by the welfare state is a great thing.
And really, how many iPads or TVs can one view at once? How many cars can one drive simultaneously?
