Why Vienna is the worlds best city to live in..

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Vienna is the world’s best city to live in; Baghdad is the worst, and London, Paris and New York do not even make it into the top 35, according to international research into quality of life. German-speaking cities dominate the rankings in the 18th Mercer Quality of Life study, with Vienna joined by Zurich, Munich, Düsseldorf and Frankfurt in the top seven.

Vienna named world's top city for quality of life | Business | The Guardian

Viennese-born Helena Hartlauer, 32, said she was not surprised at her city’s top position. The municipality’s social democratic government has a long tradition of investing in high-quality social housing, making Vienna almost uniquely affordable among major cities.

Vienna named world's top city for quality of life | Business | The Guardian

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Uniquely affordable, I mean, we don't want that really. Let market forces decide, and what do you get? Unaffordable cities like London..

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One might also consider this:

According to the World Bank, Austria has one of the highest figures for GDP per head in the world, just behind the US and ahead of Germany and Britain, although quite some way below neighbouring Switzerland.

Vienna named world's top city for quality of life | Business | The Guardian

Is that despite these terrible social democrats who just take money from the makers and give it to the takers?