3.4 Million People Just Left Eastern Europe—Here's Why

Описание: Eastern Europe costs 50% less than Western Europe despite being in the same European Union for 30 years. Polish software engineers earn 39% of German salaries for identical work. Hungarian doctors make half what Austrians earn. Yet 3.4 million Eastern Europeans fled to the West proving the gap is real and unsustainable. This documentary reveals the 500-year history behind Europe's hidden economic divide.

🔥 THE NUMBERS:

→ Poland: €21,000/year vs Germany €54,000
→ Hungary: €18,000/year (LOWEST in EU)
→ Same job: German earns 2.5x Polish salary
→ Cost of living: Poland 34% cheaper
→ Brain drain: 3.4 million emigrated West
→ VW pays German €3,500, Slovak €1,200 (same work)
→ Retirement: $2,000 Budapest = $4,000 Miami lifestyle
→ Convergence: 70+ years to close gap

📊 CHAPTERS:

0:00 - Can Geography Determine Salary?
1:15 - One, The Salary Shock
5:30 - Two, The 500-Year Gap
10:00 - Three, The Retirement Arbitrage
15:45 - Four, Will They Catch Up?

💡 REVEALS:

Why same EU passport delivers different outcomes. How medieval serfdom created modern wage gaps. Why 3.4 million chose to leave. The retirement math: $2K Budapest beats $4K Berlin. Why convergence takes 70+ years.

📚 SOURCES: Eurostat 2024, OECD, World Bank, ECB

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