In Portugal only 25% earn more than 968 euros/month net. The average apt in Porto costs 700-900.00/months. The country has the worst housing affordability index in Europe. Purchasing power is far lower than in the US. Yet they're not even close to committing the democracy suicide the US is on the edge of. Since, unlike Americans, they've known real fascism for nearly half a century, their political immune system is healthier. They won't fall into the algo-driven social media authoritarian toxic macho pluto-populist trap working class American men are vulnerable to.