Well that's true, but the US officially still is the richest in the world, although overall it's fairly similar to Western-EU. Difference is just that the wealth is heavily redistributed here, with taxes going easily up to 50-60 percent if you earn above average. But our big cities also are 50% non-Western immigrant at this point - and it's gonna be more with the youth demographics. A city like Frankfurt has 70% under 18 being non-Western, but also in the Netherlands big cities have 50% non-Western immigrants. Recent migration from the Middle-East and Africa, but also lots of immigration already in the 70s etc from countries like Suriname/Dutch Antilles, former colonies. So if you're white and you go to Rotterdam, you'll think you're in Africa and you're the only white person. But still, the incredible scenes of above we're fortunate not to have here, which seems to be one somewhat positive factor of wealth distribution to a degree. But also I think that it plays a role that you guys in the US have such heavy drug agendas pushed against the population, including mainstream medicine that just makes people addicted. These things are way more regulated here with medicine especially - yes there's recreational drug use that's allowed, but it doesn't result in people becoming addicts and living on the street. I think that all the opioid/fentanyl stuff etc is still largely an American phenomenon.
