US population 330m gdp/capita 59k --Higher GDP European state-- Switzerland pop: 8.5m gdp/capita: 65k -- reputation as a tax haven Ireland pop: 6.5m gdp/capi

US population 330m gdp/capita 59k --Higher GDP European state-- Switzerland pop: 8.5m gdp/capita: 65k -- reputation as a tax haven Ireland pop: 6.5m gdp/capita: 69k -- reputation as a tax haven Norway pop: 5.3m gdp/capita: 85k -- petrostate Iceland pop: 364,260 gpd/capita: 54,753 Monaco pop: 37,497 gdp/capita: 162k -- french riviera --Most populous Western Europe nations-- Germany pop: 82m gdp/capita: 44k France pop: 67m gdp/capita: 38k UK pop: 66m gdp/capita: 39k Italy pop: 60m gdp/capita: 32k Look I'm all for a larger welfare state, and there are plenty of things our nation could learn from Europe. But to pretend that if we made our country more European our economy would grow to resemble a tiny nation/tax haven like Ireland more than the UK, France, or Germany is unrealistic.