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A Harper's Style Index of German and US social policy
Rank Germany would have by monthly power bill if it were a US state: 16Amount of welfare for a four-person household in Germany annually: $32,500
Poverty line for a four-person family in the United States in 2011: $23,000
In-state tuition at Louisiana State University: $3,940
Tuition at Tulane University: $46,930
Tuition at practically all German universities: generally $0-1,000
The German word for "student debt": does not exist
Average health expenditures per capita in US in 2010: $8,223
Average health expenditures per capita in Germany in 2010: $4,338
Number of people incarcerated in US per 100,000: 716
Number of people incarcerated in Germany: 80
Unemployment rate in the US: 7.6%
Unemployment rate in Germany: 5.3%
Maximum time that Americans can receive welfare during their lives: five years
Maximum time that Germans can receive welfare: unlimited
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