> The EU has 170% of the population of the US. Yes, but the EU govt hasn't ramped up to anywhere near the scope of the US govt. > Both together have less peop

> The EU has 170% of the population of the US. Yes, but the EU govt hasn't ramped up to anywhere near the scope of the US govt. > Both together have less people than India. Yup, and its national govt is fairly limited. (It's growing, but the amount of money that it controls is fairly small by US standards.)