Wii still sold out

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robjoh said: But the most thing is more expensive in sweden than in the USA... EDIT: Oh and Wii is still sold out...

Interesting discussion. The US is a big country, with a lot of variance per location. In the SF Bay Area city where I live, a one bedroom apartment (1br, 1bath, 1kitchen, 1living room) starts from $1050 based on the cheapest place I could find when I last moved. 1 room studios are a bit cheaper, maybe around $750, but average prices are higher. A loaf of bread, well, it depends on what you buy but $1 can get you the cheapest store brands. $2 isn't uncommon for more well-known brands. Pay tends to be a bit higher as well; cost of living needs to be met if a company expects to have employees. I make about $80k/year, working in a field where this is not so unusual. Interestingly enough, I also pay about 30% taxes up front but that comes with the tax bracket. People with lower salaries will pay significantly less. We also have an 8.5% sales tax imposed by the state, but this doesn't apply to unprepared food and a few other necessities. No arguments with the heath insurance, I pay for it for my wife and I but it could be better. I have a fixed co-pay for medicine as per the insurance, although some medicines are not covered. This happens when there's a generic version of the drug, which is covered. A doctor will typically give you a sample to start with, some will give a lot of samples if they know you can't purchase it. If there is a problem we know it will be taken care of. Hospitals are not allowed to turn people away just because they cannot pay - the patient might have quite a few large bills, but they usually won't die. I was in this situation myself while in college. I had a few bills that I thought I'd never be able to pay as a student, but after getting a good job they went away quickly enough. Of course, some people choose not to go to the hospital because of the bills. It's a different system, not perfect to be sure, but it could be worse. As for your last point, and to make a post within the topic... Today, on the day of the supposed huge re-release with Target getting 40,000 Wii systems nationally, it has just sold out in my area according the tracker at crayz.org. Lots of scalpers on Craigslist posting new Wii consoles, go figure.