But how much of this social happiness is a result of riding on the coattails of the past? As the article points out: the past in Europe was great. Today's happi

But how much of this social happiness is a result of riding on the coattails of the past? As the article points out: the past in Europe was great. Today's happiness is heavily influenced by yesterday. Today Europe is not as great. Will the Europe of tomorrow be as happy when the decisions made today carry the day?