I'd like to correct a few mistakes in this article. There has been a stimulus package in France, and we're even being criticized by Brussels for letting the de

I'd like to correct a few mistakes in this article. There has been a stimulus package in France, and we're even being criticized by Brussels for letting the deficits go (if we don't fix it by 2013 we'll be punished). Medicine in France is not "cheap" and a MD can earn a lot of money. The difference is that in the USA it's just INSANELY expensive. Our health care system is far from being perfect and reimburses less and less each year. It suffers chronic deficits and American taxes are far, far away from what we get here. In othere words it gets more and more expensive and less and less efficient. We really do have a problem, don't see it as ideal. On the other hand if you have a cancer your total health care bill will be: 0 €. If you go to the hospital injured, you might wait a while (depending on the severity of your injuries and the number of people there at that given time), but you'll be cured for free. I'm not sure that American laws are more redistributive than here in Europe. Business are heavily taxed in Europe, much more than in the USA. If you want to pay an engineer 3000 € / month it will cost you 65,000 € all taxes included (in France). Profits are taxed at 33% (well 15% up to 15,000 €, 33% after). In addition you have several other things that get taxed here and here. Don't idealize our system. ;)