This is what an ordinary German factory worker can get at his employer provided cafeteria for 8 Euros: Breaded veal, veggies, french fries and mashed potatoes, a dessert and a soft drink.
Anywhere in the USA, this same exact meal will cost you 30, maybe 40 with tip. So no, don't listen to conservatives, they are paid to gaslight you to protect Trump and the GOP.
The American economy is structured to maximize shareholder profits at the expense of everything and everyone. That is not how economies work in normal first or second world countries, where there is much more balance between capital and labor.