I disagree with you, i think it has much more to do with the concept of happiness.. In US where the capitalism is too strong, people tendo to believe that weal

I disagree with you, i think it has much more to do with the concept of happiness.. In US where the capitalism is too strong, people tendo to believe that wealthy = happiness Despite not been a european, but a brazilian, i think europeans understand that happiness its a more tricky and uneasy concept to conquer.. and is made of much more values.. even the simplest ones.. They are far more sophisticated in human relationships and the concept of happiness.. but lets not generalize..i know a lot of sophisticated americans.. but is much harder to get there.. cause it needs one to get free from its own dominating culture.. In Brazil we have similar regulations, and labor parties are stronger and popular.. We try to work and be happy with our work, and make a living, but also we want time to have fun, to be with the family.. even if you have to earn less money.. those are different perspectives from the life quality we all want and spect.. different equations, different answers.. who are right? i think it always depends.. what is good for you may not be good for me.. and this means it cannot be enforced by the stronger part of the relationship.. freedom is based on choice.. on the capacity and possibility of choosing.. if someone stronger, be it a enterpreteneur or a country, enforce someone to take a path, that is just limiting individual freedom.. and that is a real threat.. People are different, and have different life values.. we should protect that.. not enforce the "everyone should fit into this box, please!" behavior I tend to like more the way europeans live life than our brothers from north.. because its everything about happiness not about (just) money, and i think they(europeans) are more conscious about it. Life should be driven by passion, making a living, money, wealthy.. should be just a consequence of that.. or not :)