What’s Clearly A Scam But Americans Have Been Conditioned To Believe It’s Normal? | Part 3 Reaction

[@alemassa6632]

Someone wrote in a post under a video that social life in the USA is better than in Italy..... the important thing is to believe it.

[@Jill-mh2wn]

Just like religion ,you first have to believe. Then they can convince you of anything

[@alemassa6632]

@@Jill-mh2wn Yes, It's really so.

[@NapiRockAndRoll]

Haha, that's funny. The US has removed majority of the so called "third places" where the people can meet outside of their home an workplace. Absolutely not true. Italy wins by far.

[@pianoboylaker6560]

6 years ago in was admitted to hospital with double pneumonia and sepsis. They put me in a coma for 7weeks in an intensive care unit. Later, they put me through physio because my muscles atrophied and got me walking again. After all that they gave me medication and a walking frame and sent me home. The cost to me? Nothing. Not a penny. That's the legacy of the UK 's NHS. I'd be dead without it.

[@Greenwood4727]

America Land of the FEE.. fees on fees, on fees, on fees

[@dooley-ch]

The European Union's charter of fundamental rights includes: Article 28 Right of collective bargaining and action Workers and employers, or their respective organisations, have, in accordance with Union law and national laws and practices, the right to negotiate and conclude collective agreements at the appropriate levels and, in cases of conflicts of interest, to take collective action to defend their interests, including strike action. Article 30 Protection in the event of unjustified dismissal Every worker has the right to protection against unjustified dismissal, in accordance with Union law and national laws and practices. Article 31 Fair and just working conditions 1. Every worker has the right to working conditions which respect his or her health, safety and dignity. 2. Every worker has the right to limitation of maximum working hours, to daily and weekly rest periods and to an annual period of paid leave. Wake up Americans, you are being conned. Remember US companies operating in Europe have fully comply with these rules and still find it financial beneficial to do business here.

[@RustyDust101]

The last paragraph is of extreme importance. The companies in Europe, either EU, or from outside the EU still make enough profit. But compared to the levels of profit made off of the US citizen the US is a scammer's paradise. The ultra rich getting richer by the minute in amounts that goes right over the yearly income of the average employee. Yes, per MINUTE!

[@SW-gf6zl]

Yes, even Tesla has to comply with German workers' rights in their new 'megafactory' near Berlin! And obviously it seems to be profitable though, as they're already starting to expand the factory.

[@rayaqueen9657]

Wow, you're Not just being conned Americans, this is abuse. Those corporations can control themselves when they're being watched, just not behind closed doors!

[@Phiyedough]

I think in UK car tax is supposed to be related to how much pollution the vehicle creates. I suppose a tax based on weight might indicate how much damage a vehicle can do to roads.

[@RustyDust101]

Same in Germany (waves over to the UK).

[@I.Toverheks]

And same in the Netherlands... Also waving to our neighbours.

[@madsmatras5691]

in Denmark the fee is called (vægt afgift ). which would translate to weight fee.

[@Thurgosh_OG]

UK waves to our friends and neighbours across Europe and blows raspberries at the US.

[@pialindh8716]

Same in Sweden. We also have tax free vehicles. If the vehicle is 30 years old or more, we don´t need to pay tax for it.

[@owtena]

In my country you receive 13 or 19 MONTHS of maternity leave after baby is born (depending of how much you want to receive during that period) and fully paid 2 months before baby is born. Also (not including weekends and holidays) we have 4 fully paid vacation weeks (I have 6 fully paid vacation weeks) which we MUST use every year otherwise our employer will get into trouble! Also you can't take all vacation separately, at least two weeks must be taken together! And unlimited paid sick days if you have doctors note 😁

[@manueltapia1859]

Yes finally México is mentioned in a positive way!!!! And besides maternity leave, universal healthcare system, paid holidays, fair vacation days not bad for a so called "underdeveloped" country by US people 😅. I'm mexican by the way 🎉 PD love your videos!!!! 🎉❤

[@themadsamplist]

I recently saw a video about how bad buses and bus services are in North America. They excluded Mexico because your buses and bus services are too good

[@cornishmaid9138]

Even Cuba has universal healthcare and education, including university.

[@tomaszkempisty3722]

Hi!) 4:16 Car registration. I know that in the Netherlands they calculate mandatory vehicle tax by weight. Because it goes to road maintenance and heavier the car, van, etc. more of a burden it is to the road) And their roads are in a great shape so one is sure they actually spend the tax money right)

[@Why-D]

It seems, the lady is the only US citizen, that sees the problems in the US.

[@Thurgosh_OG]

Not the only one but the most prepared to speak out about it.

[@macman1469]

USA ranks 22nd in World Freedom and Rights Index.

[@CavHDeu]

1st 2nd and 3rd in guns 😂

[@pianoboylaker6560]

And you think America is the greatest country? Not a chance. But then, it never was the greatest. That's the American Dream, or rather the American Con. You've been fed a lot of shite about being the greatest and you all fell for it. And now you're begining to see the truth about the lies you've been told. But all is not yet lost, you still have a chance to turn things around by getting rid of your corrupt government and replacing it with an honest one. There are honest people in the Senate and H of R, you just have to weed them out. Good luck with that. I hope you are successful.

[@lisabowell143]

Having to pay the nurse to hand you your newborn baby. Sums up the US completely.

[@scorpiusdrall9644]

the US has not signed these international treaty's : Convention on the Rights of the Child and The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and Forced Labour Convention and Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981 ...... yes there is more just look it up

[@RustyDust101]

Nor the protocols 2 and 3 of the Geneva convention. Yes, they have signed the Geneva convention itself but not the specific protocols .

[@Valfara770]

Of course not, signing treaties like that could be possible get in the way of making more money! /s

[@helgaioannidis9365]

Also not UNCLOS.

[@imajinallthepurple]

I freakin love this woman. Facts galore. 😂👍

[@Kiwi-Araga]

That woman, I'm assuming, has researched a lot of data and now she's sharing her conclusions.

[@RobbEsspisi]

she's on point tho

[@Kiwi-Araga]

@@RobbEsspisi Yup, she did her research.

[@RustyDust101]

Yepp, she even provides sources. That's a LOT more than can be said for most politicians around the world.

[@tovarishchfeixiao]

And to be fair, maybe she has the most amount of variation in case of content. Because as far as i have seen most videos about similar topics are just repeating 5-8 things over and over again, while she has seemingly way more things to say than that.

[@martinteunisse3206]

time to move to the Netherlands Charlie.!!!!! greetings a Dutchie

[@outty84]

it's hilarious that in the first seconds, you call other countries undeveloped, when the US doesn't even pass as a 1st world country X'D

[@StormholdIndustries]

Third world country in a pretty stolen dress.

[@Antek104]

usa is a third world country wearing a gucci belt with a cheap gun on it...

[@Wineblood]

UK based, I started my current job in April and the amount of time off for the remaining 8 and bit months of that year worked out to 19 days, probably more than most people in the US get. I also injured myself last year, took 4 days off work and when I went to get checked out (not GP, went to a MIU) all I paid for was the travel. I dread to think what working in the States would be like when life throws something nasty at you.

[@annfrancoole34]

A few years ago I start a new job on the 19th March. Their annual leave year started on the 1st April ending on the 31st March the following year. I was entitled to a half day's leave between the 19th to the 31st March. Then the new leave started on the 1st April which I was entitled to the full quota.☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘

[@MartinWebNatures]

Glad You found her, the other video with her, it was gone. She's soo good! ❤I wonder what job she has she is so good (probably too good for some) informed. 👍

[@tricitymorte1]

The bit about rural hospitals. A friend of mine was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. We live in a rural town. Our hospital here didn't have the ability to administer his chemo. He had to travel 5+ hours to the Mayo Clinic for treatment, every time he had an appointment. MASSIVE financial burden to take on in an effort for him to continue living.

[@daveofyorkshire301]

Holiday: In the UK you have a statutory obligation of 5.6 weeks (inclusive of statutory holidays) and even part-time work is pro-rated...

[@oldman3319]

People, let's be real. It's all about the money. Not only in the US, but worldwide. It's about greed and power.

[@omervandenbelt]

Here in The Netherlands we pay taxes for the cars based upon the weight of it. And if you drive a diesel or lpg car, then you pay extra taxes, but pay lower fuel prices. Here in The Netherlands you can apply for a reimburstment from the Dutch IRS, when you have your child(ren) in daycare. In Arabic Gehenna is known as Cehennem. Pronounced: Jahannam.

[@Hakitosama]

The tax on vehicule in Belgium is calculated like that too, the reason is the pollution the car will emit and the deterioration it does on the road : older car, more powerfull car = more pollution, heavier = harder on the tarmac

[@izabelasiczek3547]

The second lassy is spot on but just to update you, the usa just dropped from 19th to 23rd for "happy country to live in"

[@SilverionX]

Sweden has 18 months paid time off for taking care of your baby, split however you want between the parents, though 3 months is reserved for the father. When my sister had her baby she took 9 months off from work first and then her husband took 9 months off after that, as an example. Though they may have saved a few weeks because you can use it up until the baby is 4 years old, if I recall correctly. This also works for adoptions.

[@eisikater1584]

Sorry, can't resist, referring to the last part of the video: "Hell ain't a bad place to be", AC/DC. That's a hell of a song, I love it!

[@hinoron6528]

15:38 That poster asserts the woman in the video is wrong, but does not actually provide the correction for where the word "hell" came from.

[@majorerr0r840]

My country has a law saying they are not allowed to overtax the people. The goaround for them is calling it other stuff 😂

[@jonathanfinan722]

Regarding the phone thing, here in the UK I pay £20 a month for unlimited data, tethering, calls and texts. I use my phone as a as a router for my laptop and TV streaming services.

[@izabelasiczek3547]

I know me too they are so brainwashed man when I went there in 2016 already then they paid like 100$ for a mobile contract with unlimited min etc! I pay atm £55 per month for unlimited broadband &2 unlimited all mobile phones contract (Vodafone)

[@neerajpasalkar2647]

internet prices were high in india until a man named mukesh ambani started new internet services for mobiles and provided free internet for more than 1 year then every other provider had to lower their prices to stay in market

[@JohnDoe-xz1mw]

being a 3rd world country with the money of a first world country is actualy facinating, because that means that its a choice. i dont think that has ever happend in history that a country CHOSE to be a 3rd world country. i would really love to see a documentary about that in case somebody knows one.

[@melchiorvonsternberg844]

Well...To me it sounds more like the Roman empire. There were also a big bunch of super rich. But, in opposite to the US today, there was a special feature in the Roman laws and some emporers used it. If you were charged with high treason, then if you were found guilty, your assets would go to the Empire and therefore under the administration of the Emperor. The only way to save your fortune (for your family) was to commit suicide. Since the outcome of a high treason trial could easily be influenced by the emperor, the accused did not need to have any illusions. That is why the defendants in such trials were always closely monitored so that they could not commit suicide. Caligula once said about one of his victims: "If he hadn't stated and bragged about how much his fortune was (which in reality wasn't the case at all), he would still be alive today..." But such a "back door" around them Of course, the USA lacks the ability to keep the super-rich under control. And so they are where they are today...

[@qualitytraders5333]

By logic it is the weight of the vehicle that ruins the roads, right? Not the value or age. In The Netherlands it's based on the weight. Getting children is a choice. Just like getting a car.

[@com458]

Charlie, run......ruuuuuun!

[@daphnelovesL]

And the weird thing is the Plakkaat van Verlatinghe (1581) from the Netherlands was based= for the Declaration of Independence. And the Dutch are one of happy people ever.

[@Spiklething]

And the Declaration of Arbroath (1320)is also thought by many historians to be inspiration for the Declaration of Independance The Declaration is a letter written by the barons and whole community of the kingdom of Scotland to the pope, asking him to recognise Scotland's independence and acknowledge Robert the Bruce as the country's lawful king. "As long as a hundred of us remain alive, never will we on any conditions be subjected to the lordship of the English. It is in truth not for glory, nor riches, nor honours that we are fighting, but for freedom alone, which no honest man gives up but with life itself"

[@Thurgosh_OG]

@@Spiklething This it true and then one of our Kings, James the 6th, took over the English throne (as James 1st of England) and created the UK with the Act of the Union 1707. Quite a number of fellow Scots forget, that it was our Scottish King that created the UK and not the English.

[@daphnelovesL]

And The Netherlands had their 5th Anglo-Dutch war because the Dutch didn't stop delivering ammunition to the colonies. After it was prohibited by the English.

[@tinalisapattern]

Besides paid vacation days, we have up to 6 weeks sick leave (payed by the employer) and after that 1,5 years sick leave paid by healthcare (however not 100 % of your wage, but I believe it to be 70% or something) And on sick leave you cannot be fired by your boss.

[@Lorre982]

Annual registration here in Italy is baseded on the pawer express in Kw.

[@MrCoxy38]

'The perception of freedom can vary greatly from one country to another. While some may believe they enjoy unparalleled liberty, the reality of their freedom, when compared to others, might present a different picture.'Tell me which freedoms you believe you possess that are not available to the rest of the world, and I will inform you of the freedoms that the rest of the world enjoys which you undoubtedly lack."

[@scotmax8426]

the last comment was spot on. dunno why that guy is saying it isn't. i learned this to my shock (as a catholic) ((from Scotland)) when i was in my late teens. It informed my life. I brought my children up knowing this factoid. ;) cos context is important. the dump, where once a week all the rubbish was burned. hence... if you don't behave you'll be thrown out with the rubbish and you'll burn in hell... it does kinda change things up. or i should say, it did for me! big time!

[@Sonderborg75]

Hel is the Goddess of the Underworld (Helvede) in Norse mythology. I’m guessing that the world “hell” comes from that/her?

[@melchiorvonsternberg844]

Yep! That's exact my thoughts...

[@tovarishchfeixiao]

Here is the etymology according to wiktionary: From Middle English helle, from Old English hell, from Proto-West Germanic *hallju, from Proto-Germanic *haljō (“concealed place, netherworld”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to cover, conceal, save”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Hälle (“hell”), West Frisian hel (“hell”), Dutch hel (“hell”), German Low German Hell (“hell”), German Hölle (“hell”), Norwegian helvete (“hell”), Icelandic hel (“the abode of the dead, death”). Also related to the Hel of Germanic mythology.

[@jeroenvangastel9079]

Dads in Europe are also getting days off. In the Nordic I believe quite a few weeks.

[@Sonderborg75]

They’re actually forced to take a leave now here in Denmark. Only a couple of weeks though. 😊

[@manub.3847]

In Germany, a distinction is made between maternity leave and parental leave. Maternity protection begins 6 weeks before the birth and ends 8 weeks (12 weeks for multiple births) after the birth with full salary. Parental leave then begins, which is usually shared between mother and father. In order to receive the full entitlement to parental allowance (approx. 80% of the last net salary but a maximum of €1,800 for 12 months), fathers must take 2 months of parental leave. However, this does not apply to single mothers. And yes, parents can extend this to 24 months, but then they only receive half the amount each month. Parental leave can also be taken “unpaid”* for up to 36 months. * You can work up to 30 hours per week during parental leave.

[@helgaioannidis9365]

I live in Greece. My husband got 9 months paternity leave, because he was working for a public service. It's more difficult to get it in the private sector though here.

[@oskng]

Hrvatska (Croatia) ima 1 godinu placenog porodiljnog dopusta. Za trece djete 2 godine

[@Sqweebo1]

My brother in the US just gave birth to a child, and was given a 40,000 dollar bill. So far ive paid 77 bucks for my upcoming kid in Denmark.

[@thedutchhuman]

In the Netherlands it costs 12.50 euros (around 13,50 dollar) to register a car, regardless of weight, length, year of manufacture, etc. I pay €20 per month for my mobile phone subscription, unlimited internet and telephone calls Employees receive a statutory number of vacation days per year. In hours this is 4 times the number of hours you work per week. For example, if you work 25 hours a week all year round, you are entitled to 100 holiday hours per year. This allows you to take at least 4 weeks of holiday per year. You can also take your vacation days in individual hours. Your employer continues to pay your wages during your holiday.

[@daphnelovesL]

Ja het is niet te duur

[@thedutchhuman]

vergeleken met amerika spotgoedkoop @@daphnelovesL

[@majid7925]

Het is gewoon bijzonder daar

[@Bruintjebeer6]

I remember that in the 90th minimum wage was 7 dollar. 8n all does years it went up with 25 cents.

[@worldpeace595]

The road taxes you pay for having a car in the Netherlands also depends on the car weight, year, etcetera. This has to do with the environment in the sense that the reason behind different prices is to try and get people to buy younger and smaller, less polluting cars which are cheaper in terms of road taxes.

[@Aviertje]

Regarding the flat rate for car registration stuff.. it could well be that there's been a decision to match the cost to things like income or environmental impact, with the extra money being earmarked to tackle problems related to that sort of issue. It might make more or less sense to do that based on fuel, but then again, where would that leave electrical cars? Not to mention that some of those environmental impacts might not be recurring, so something like a car registration which only kind of happens once would make more sense. Of course, I somehow doubt that's what is the case there.

[@raistormrs]

ah, don't worry about being the only ones, if rishi sunak keeps his current course as strong as he has so far, the UK will be right beside you or even worse, especially if they do manage to dismantle the NHS and further privatize the other services.

[@madsmatras5691]

car registration fee's depending on the age of the car actually makes sense for environmental reasons. it encourages people to by newer cars, with hopefully lower emissions. by weight also makes sense because a heavier car will cause more wear on the roads, so this is basically you paying for your own damage. but i my opinion these registration fee's should be only usable for road maintenance and not be put in to the general tax bucket.

[@tkps]

Here in Australia the States do their own registration and it can be high. In my State it's broken into two parts. The registration is based on I think engine size/weight i.e.4, 6, 8 cylinder etc but the largest part is 3rd party insurance. If we, the driver or our passangers or person in another vehicle is hurt in an accident, it pays for medical bills, any ongoing treatment, equpment, even payments to live if you can't work, lump sums for serious injury or god forbid death etc. My regos $800 pa with about $650 for the insurance part. Cheaper for pensioners. Our car insurance is for vehicle damage which is not compulsory but bloody expensive if you hit another car without it.

[@madsmatras5691]

@@tkps here in Denmark it is illegal to drive an uninsured car, but we also have universal healthcare. So car insurance is basically just to make sure that someone can cover the damage when an accident happens. The weight fee is basically just a tax for driving a car on the roads and has nothing to do with insurance here. edit: also car registration and insurance is only mandatory for driving on public roads. you can drive what ever you like on private property, you don't even need a drivers license.

[@juliewoodman2439]

Wjay I don't understand is why you pay so much for health insurance but still have enormous bills. Isn't that insurance is supposed to be for?

[@Thurgosh_OG]

The double or even triple con of US medical costs. The medical companies decide the prices (Con 1), the Insurance Companies decide the premiums and which bits they might pay for (Con 2) and the US Governement still pays more in taxes for medical care than many countries (Con 3). US medical costs about 4 times (per person) than the UK and 5 times that of Canada, per person!

[@peteduch2151]

Us minium wage is same as russian min wage

It's true that in Europe we earn less than in the US, but if you consider healthcare, schools and less money for car insurance, perhaps we're not such a bad situation....

[@johnah2]

I'm surprised she didn't mention how bad the U.S. education system ranks. The U.S. has been getting worse every year.

[@jgibbs651]

There is only one country in the developed world which has started to follow the USA in the spheres of university tuition and "zero hours" work contracts - the UK. The results are that young people are effectively priced out of home-ownership in large swathes of the country, and a plummeting birth rate because they can't afford childcare. Please God we get a new Labour government that will start to reverse this nonsense.

[@Thurgosh_OG]

Labour will make things worse in general for the UK, than the Tories already has. It was Labour that started us down this disaterour road. Neither of the 2 main parties deserves anyones votes at this stage. They have had their time and filled their pockets. UK Voters need to choose Reform, or any other party/independant if there; no Reform candidate.

[@justmandy6572]

The sad thing is, when you talk to Americans about social healthcare and minimum wage, they defend it. It's our freedom...People have to work for money....Social wellfare makes people lazy... Everyone has a choice.... And now you might think that would be a rich American or people that don't need or can pay for healthcare. They really aren't. Even suggesting a "social system" makes them angry. Talking about Stockholm-syndrome....

[@sarahfoster6765]

The thing is America rates money over people, why change something if it is making the country a lot of money?

[@PeterWaddington-i2p]

I have always been puzzled about why the USA doesn't have some form of health care as a right. The USA puts itself forward as business minded, always willing to invest in great opportunities, always looking for good value for their dollars. What better value could you have than a healthy and fit population? The only genuinely valuable resource that any country possesses is its people, why not invest in looking after them?

[@sasasrsan7817]

In Croatia we have whole year of paid maternity leaf,plus if future mother have risky pregnancy confirm by the doctor,she can be on the sick leave until she gets birth,2,3,4, months paid

[@debthomas2078]

Is any kind of insurance included with car registration? Where I live, registration cost depends on weight, with the rationale that the heavier the vehicle the more wear on the road. Registration fees are used partly for road maintenance. If insurance is included in the registration, older cars are less safe, therefore more expensive.

[@MichaelYoder1961]

Canadians pay more for data, a lot of Canadians use US companies.

[@snizzol]

Look up WEF ! Look up WEF ! Look up WEF !

[@amyloriley]

Now, the variable car registration tax, as game designers will know; the point of these taxes is to avoid paying them, or at least to minimize paying them. By taxing big cars, you'd get a small car to avoid the big tax. Or by taxing dirty cars, you'd get a clean car. A good government heavily taxes the things they *don't* want to see. In other words, by getting a small, or clean car, as per my examples, you'd play right into the goal of your government and pay less taxes on top of that.

[@melchiorvonsternberg844]

I'm not Jewish, but if I remember correctly, Jews don't have hell at all... They just have something called the "Hall of Souls"...

[@clivegilbertson6542]

G'day Mate! Sadly for you guys the World Happiness Index for 2024 came out yesterday and the US is no longer in the top 20 at 15 as in 2023...It is now down at Nº 23... Here in Australia the paid maternity leave has recently risen to 26 weeks and our minimum wage of $23.23 AUD ( about $15.23 USD) is reviewed annually and is adjusted on the 1st of July... I believe that only Ireland @ $16.04 USD has a higher minimum wage... Cheers!

[@captnonius]

The same people screaming the USA is the best thing ever are also wearing caps with 'Make America Great Again'. Can't they make up their minds?

[@Arcadia61]

I don't agree about the car registration fees being the same whatever the car may be. It should have something to do with how much your car is polluting the environment. A car with zero emissions should pay less than a large gas-guzzling SUV or pick-up truck that's sending tons of CO2 into the air in its lifetime.

[@xander9460]

The European Union has implemented regulations to curb mobile data prices, benefiting consumers. Roaming price caps have reduced costs for using mobile phones while traveling within the EU. Additionally, a study found that mobile and fixed broadband prices in the EU decreased, making connectivity more affordable. Compared to non-European countries, the EU demonstrated competitive pricing for both fixed and mobile broadband services. These efforts promote digital connectivity and accessibility across the continent. The US could do the same. But with the US government being in the pocket of the big companies (trump especially). It would be bad for business to do the same.

[@martinshepherd626]

And the USA thinks/ believes it sctually Free...... Thank God Im English

[@101steel4]

So children don't get free health care in the US?

[@grahamsmith9541]

In the UK it's possible to get unlimited 5G Mobile data. Unlimited Texts and unlimited phone minutes. For £16 ($20.36) per month. I dont know how that compares to USA prices.

[@lanabmc3519]

That’s area dependent though. Large swathes of Scotland have only fairly recently got 4g and are nowhere near 5g ready. Still get unlimited under £20 though.

[@AHVENAN]

Regarding registration fees, dont quote me on this because I don't know, but I would assume your car registration fees are sort of like our vehicle taxes that we pay to get to keep using our vehicles on the roads? Said tax is based on the weight of your vehicle and the emissions it produces, probably to compensate for the wear and tear it causes to the road network and the pollutions it causes. Which is why it's more expensive for older vehicles because they have higher emissions, now why the rate would be based on what the vehicle costs, that I do not understand at all! As far as registration fees here, you pay that once when you register the vehicle and then it's registered forever unless you scrap it, And I do not know how much it costs since I've never registered a car, I've only bought used cars that are already registered

[@hinoron6528]

There is an overriding pattern, in respect to employment rights in the USA, and that is that the USA as a country (where in this case I mean all the persons with enough authority, money, power, and influence to actually make decisions in it) is entirely comfortable with paying workers as little as they can get away with. What's uncomfortable is how little that has changed; mostly this attitude just been redressed in different clothes to make it more "acceptable" to everyone who isn't an employer. Nearly all other countries in the world have abolished slavery at some point; USA is the only one I'm aware of that fought a war with itself to try and KEEP it, and still uses (with reverence) a constitution with slavery-enablement written into it (yes yes, "amendments", but why even keep that old scrap of evil paper and pretend it's sacred if you have to double back on most of the lines? Throw it in the trash and write a new constitution already. Other countries already do). After slavery was (grudgingly, at gunpoint) abolished, whole new laws were invented to create excuses to arrest black people and throw them in jail, where they could be put on chain gangs and used for heavy labour. There was nearly no blowback now, because these weren't "slaves" anymore, merely "criminals" that people would assume "deserve their punishment", even having no idea what (if any) crime they were arrested for (one of the most common early new "crimes" used for rounding up a fresh workforce was "loitering"). This Penal Labour system still exists today, where workers have no rights or legal protections, do dangerous, heavy labour, and are paid either nothing or pennies on the dollar of a fair wage for the same job. It's still 100% Slavery... you just don't care about THESE slaves. Undocumented workers. Smuggled in, essentially held hostage at their place of work (helps if it's distant from major city centres, like farms and large factories) their passports and identification stolen, money promised but never paid (or paid a small fraction of the legal minimum wage... which is a number they'll never learn about) denied education about any of their rights, denied safety equipment, denied proper training, denied access to information of any sort that might confirm for them the obvious that they are not being treated fairly (or rather how incredibly illegal it is for them to be treated THIS unfairly). Again, slavery by another name. Commonplace in modern USA. Employment rights, freedoms, and standards... I won't list all these (most are in these videos already) and how far US employers will go to avoid paying for anything considered a basic legal right of employees in nearly all other countries (and codified into law, rather than left to the whim of employers). Money is valued over quality of human lives to an almost inhuman degree, but it's considered "normal" in the US, because large industries have lobbied (i.e. bribed) their politicians to pass labour laws that boil down to they can do whatever they like with their employees. Discussion of salaries is taught to be a terrible taboo, extremely rude or even directly banned by employers on threat of firing (which is very illegal by the way, even in the US)... but all that is nothing but propaganda from employers who benefit greatly from employees not discussing what they're paid, so the ones who are underpaid don't realize how badly they're being shafted (predominantly black or brown people, but quite honestly, if ANYONE doesn't know what their job is really worth in the current economy, no employer is going to pay you a cent more than you demand if they can get away with not doing so). This, keeping employees quality of life low to save company money, limiting rights, freedoms, etc... is a step removed from actual slavery... but not a huge step. It's the same attitude towards people, just applied in more moderate degrees. American (again, I'm referring to those with actual authority, everyone from employers to presidents) didn't actually change its love of slavery... they just got better spin doctors to convince the general public they weren't being treated like slaves, in "The Greatest Country in the World!" according to the people that profit from you thinking so. If you can't legally stop your slav--- (cough) "employees" from walking out of your factory to a better place, the best strategy you can use is to convince them, sight unseen, that other places are even worse, so they might as well slog it out here. Other "Stay here and tolerate my abuse" lies/slogans include "Racism is everywhere!" (Debatable... and certainly not to the same degree... and very possibly not against your particular ethnic group at all). Also, "If you want this country to be better, it's your duty to stay here and MAKE it better!" (Really? You? The person/group with the LEAST amount of power/authority/influence/money, bears all the responsibility to change the country, while the people/groups who HAVE all the power/authority/influence/money they COULD affect change with --if the status quo wasn't working so wonderfully in their favour already-- it's not THEIR responsibility at all? Well, if it's all on YOU, best get out there and wave a wooden sign around; that'll show them! ...or just convince them to buy tinted windows for their limousines as they drive past, so they don't have to bother looking at you while they yawn.) Huh... seems I dumped all my thoughts out at once. Makes for a long read.

[@Bidule-cn3zw]

I don't understand about the registration fee for cars. Is the version were the price change depending of it's age, weigth, etc, a tentative to encourage people to take less poluting car? If it is, why is the value of the car taken in consideration too?

[@helgaioannidis9365]

Here in Greece it's to encourage people to buy cars that pollute less, yes.

[@Amy-tb3rd]

I used to think I would love to live and work in USA but I could never live with the amount holiday u don’t get, I could never get used to politicians wanting a sick community as that = more money, the consumer way of living 🤷🏼‍♀️ How Americans can think this ok is beyond the rest of us! Civil war incoming?!

[@petragrevstad2714]

Maternity leave… We have a thing called parental leave in Sweden. I thought that was the norm these days. Is it just the Nordic countries?

[@annfrancoole34]

Ireland has paternity leave even if you adopt a child.

[@petragrevstad2714]

@@annfrancoole34 Way to go, Ireland 🙌🏻😊!

[@nomadgigi4051]

Australia has paternity and maternity leave. My niece is on one year maternity leave currently at half pay, her husband had two months at full pay

[@peckelhaze6934]

In my opinion it appears to me, a Brit, the claim that the US is the richest country in the world. That is true but the population is being exploited to make this claim. I am delighted I was born in Britain.

[@scottneil1187]

Not sure what the chick at the end was on but she ain't right, Hell comes from the Norse underworld, Hel.

[@tech4u2022]

You, as us-citizen, would probably get faster and better healthcare at a field hospital in any warzone in the world ....

[@HappyHammer69]

I RECOMMEND YOU WATCH TRIP BITTEN - HOW I VIEW THE US AFTER 12 YEARS LIVING ABROAD.

[@CavHDeu]

Please react to the german (born in Turkey) Cabaret artist Serdar Somuncu. He is awesome in holding the mirror in your face and then hit you with it 😁 Minimum wage in Germany 13.95 €

[@Dabluekitten]

I’m starting to feel sorry for you Americans 😔😿

[@lukaszepesi]

China has 4.25 times the population and releases 2.3 times the co2 so the U.S. is number 1 in polution if you make a fair comparison.

[@vtbn53]

Keto works, I guarantee it.

[@juliewoodman2439]

So do many of the other things she mentioned.

[@aladinsane5771]

As i listened to all these rants, is slavery really abolished in the u.s.a. ?

[@MHDebidour]

But unitedstatians have freeeeeeedom 🎉

[@gagada124]

New viewer here from UK. No offence to my friends in the US, but, I'm puzzled, why do people in the US call it America? It's not. America is 35 Countries and is a continent. It is called The United States, but doesn't have a real name. Why not call it Vinland, thats what the Vikings called it 1200years ago.

[@Josian-ps7fb]

Canada is the country that could claim this "Vinland" name, not the USA, right?🤓

[@gagada124]

Wrong. Although they probably landed in or near Canada, they soon went south where the weather was much warmer and food was plentiful including grapes for thw wine or VIN in Norse language.

[@theblazingangels4286]

hi charly CAN STOP WITH THE ZOOM EFFECT? I get sick of it..

[@missfires7852]

You will be in hell unless you switch country Charlie! (i am trying to be funny, since my country allowes freedom of speech)

[@WB32..]

If she has so much to complain about America (which is understandable) she should emigrate🤣

[@scotmax8426]

easier said than done, and who wants to up sticks and leave all their family and friends. mass exodus? now yer talking. lol

[@keithlightminder3005]

There is another option, stay and work to improve conditions where you live.

[@WB32..]

With those employment conditions? vacation days and the entire system that America runs on? I assume you're joking@@keithlightminder3005

[@WB32..]

@@scotmax8426 take youre familie to a better place👌🏼

[@WB32..]

So if I understand correctly, you are having a great time and everything is perfectly arranged there? I do not believe it🤣🤣🤣

[@myopinion69420]

wow, I had no idea data was so expensive in the USA, I get the cheapest phone plan from my provider, thats $25AUD ($16.40USD), for that I get unlimited calls and text to any other Australian mobile or landline (excluding 1900 numbers, they are the ones that charge by the minute for things like sex chat etc) and 22GB of data, so that already works out to $0.74USD per GB, lower than the lowest I found for the USA on the website she used. plus I get data banking, so any data I don't use gets rolled over (up to 500GB). if I was to go onto the next plan up at $36AUD ($23.60USD) I would get 55GB, so thats $0.42USD per GB and just keeps getting cheaper the more you spend, down to $0.23USD per GB for the $55AUD ($35.41USD) plan