Comment by newaccount74

The biggest metric for me is social security.

I don't need to worry about my family in Europe. No matter what health problems they have, they will be taken care of in a good public hospital and it won't cost them a thing.

When my kids are old enough to go to university, they won't have to take out a loan to pay for courses.

If they drop out of college, they'll still be able to get a decent job that pays a living wage.

They'll have access to affordable child care for their children, and they won't need a 200.000€ job just so they can afford living close to their job.

I don't have to be afraid of getting mugged or shot on the street if I go to the wrong part of town because we have much lower crime rates because our social security system helps people who run into hardship instead of punishing them.