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"a425couple" wrote in message news:KcQmR.523649$F5Y5.22859@fx13.iad...

The United States has consistently outpaced Europe in economic growth
over the last decade due to a combination of structural advantages,
aggressive policy responses, and demographic trends. According to World
Bank data, between 2008 and 2023, U.S. GDP rose by 87%, while the EU's
GDP grew by only 13.5%.
Econofact
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Key factors driving this divergence include:

-------------------------------- https://www.jacksonville.com/story/opinion/letters/2016/02/11/lead-letter-socialism-europe-no-utopia/15699672007/

https://search.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/public_statements/606381/141222commlaw.pdf
The problem is that those who demand (and need) control lack the vision and risk tolerance of the capitalist innovators. I worked at a private think
tank that was created to protect creators from regulators, makers from
takers.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federally_funded_research_and_development_centers "As the Cold War became the new reality, government officials and their scientific advisors advanced the idea of a systematic approach to research, development, and acquisitionsrCoone independent of the ups and downs of the marketplace and free of the restrictions on civil service."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crab_mentality
"The analogous theory in human behavior is that members of a group will attempt to reduce the self-confidence of any member who achieves success beyond others, out of envy, jealousy, resentment, spite, conspiracy, or competitive feelings, in order to halt their progress."

Amoral socialist 'elites' exploit the more numerous members in the bottom of the bucket to legalize stealing the gains of those who could escape.

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