The problem here is these are averages over a whole society, it doesn't take into account the massive differences in variation between the two countries, very little in Norway , huge in the US. So, it's actually far worse for most people.

These 2 countries are more alike than they are different, but the glaring difference that you types ironically seem to miss is that government is further removed from business, thanks to anti lobby laws, which leads to less corruption and more competition, not social systems.

You work 50 plus hours a week for $1000 and the government takes 38.5% = you make $615 then they inflate away the dollar by 40% your $615 in spending power is now worth $369 your $20 per hr job in 2019 is actually $7.38 per hour in 2022 how will socialism fix that?

Norway is an ethnostate financed by oil and mineral extraction. No one retweeting this wants that for the United States.

We could do all that and more if we cut the military budget in half

Feel free to move there!!!

Now do taxes

Apples/Oranges comparison on so many levels.

We could have both if we didnt keep going to war and spending so much on military. That’s where the money is spent, capitalism actually runs the government

wow, my life expecrancy was 39-56 years as a make in kanada who has experienced long term homelessness, could not find one for beong a homeless child.