| The EU doesn't have a model of socialism, we have 25 different economies. If you look at the UK, which is also a social democratic country, you'll see that under a social democratic labour party we've had the longest sustained economic growth ever. This is while we've introduced minimum wage and reversed the massive public spending cuts made by the Conservative Party.
The problem with the numbers for the EU is that France and Germany are not dealing well with the new world, they must become more flexible. They have large unemployment, Germany is riding 10%, and I don't think France is far behind. They need to get off their arse's before the sitautation gets any worse.
One thing the EU certainly shouldn't have done that has recently been passed (but I doubt will be enforced) is the 48 hour week rule.
Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery.
Winston Churchill |