It's still not clear to me whether union protection is going to be worth the decrease in job creation. There's a reason Europe has way less IT positions with worse salaries.

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DiscourseFan 26 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

I think you’ll find that at the very least unions preserve jobs in contracting industries, which software is clearly in the process of.

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braiamp 27 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Salary isn't even be all end all. In fact, higher salary might be worse, because in total you have to pay out of pocket for things your europeans counterparts. Therefore they should have more discretionary income compared to a US worker (I don't think I have to source this).

	▲	throw-the-towel 26 minutes ago \| parent \| next [-]
		This gets trotted out every time, but let's be realistic: you can't pay your rent in European good vibes.
	▲	satvikpendem 25 minutes ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		Actually it is, because you can make money in the US and then retire in Europe or wherever else you want and live like a king, as many people I know have done.
	▲	DiscourseFan 25 minutes ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		No, the benefits Europeans get do not translate to any equivalence to the money an Average American makes. The per capita income is like 100k a year now.

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eatYourFood 37 minutes ago | parent | prev [-]

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