You arrogant SOB. I've been all over Europe (GB, Netherlands, German, France, Italy, Check rep, Austria, Switzerland, Luxemburg). You don't know Sh*t about me. So don't assume.
Slightly higher? The taxes are MUCH higher, on top of that, the EU unemployment is nearly double than the US, almost tipple in some countries when broken out.
Why would you brag about their min wage? It's pathetic; it's like bragging about being the dumbest in the class. Min wage is for the most unskilled workers to have a bare min. Not exactly something you should be banking your family’s income on. Hell, get a second job if you don’t like, nobody said live was easy.
BTW, in your example our '70 yr old women' wouldn't need to work b/c she would have Social Security and Medicare, among many other social services provided by the US. Not to mention whatever retirement plan she had built up throughout her life.
America1 you strike me as a very angry man with an axe to grind. Maybe your mommy didn't cuddle you enough.