The article writer claims: "obviously the absolute pool of talent is smaller here in the UK/Europe than it is in the U.S. (and that cannot be disputed nor is i

The article writer claims: "obviously the absolute pool of talent is smaller here in the UK/Europe than it is in the U.S. (and that cannot be disputed nor is it anything more than a function of population)" It can be disputed. I am disputing it. The writer needs to check his population statistics. Population of the US: 304 million Population of the Euro area (therefore not including UK, Poland, and several other countries): 329 million Source: Eurostat U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division