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[WeylandYutani]

This is hardly just an American thing. Everything costs more in rich countries.

Dutch people are crying about housing prices. But it's a fact that they can all get 300k mortgages so prices stay high.

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The US is an outlier for transit costs even among rich countries. The report this article is based on (https://transitcosts.com/Final-Report/) uses cross-country comparisons as its main tool.

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We also have expensive housing. And our healthcare system is a sick joke, pun intended.