"Good evening WC. Welcome to FR.
For full disclosure we, my wife (the First lady), and I are Catholic. So I guess some of us are still around. ;^)
Having said that, the Volvo engineers working on the Penta project in Tampa are some pretty cool guys, even though half of them are atheist. No matter, they developed a revolutionary boat engine that's awesome. Methinks maybe, just maybe Europe will be able to compete with the U.S. in the future...
...then again, not if Europe becomes EUrabia...
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For the sake of competition:
- The EU is a larger economy than the US
- US GDP growth is presently slower than that of the EU
- The EU educates more engineers than the US
- The productivity as measured by GDP/working hour of the leading European countries is greater than that of the US
- The richest countries of the world are European ones
Buy a sombrero on the corner shop and furthermore;
Cope.
Cope.
Hmmm, seems like I touched a nerve? That wasn't my intention. I was welcoming you to FR.
So, I guess I'll play...
- The EU is a larger economy than the US
Let's see, how many countries are you including in that statement? Last I checked the EU was projected to have a larger economy by 2010 (with the inclusion of more countries).
- US GDP growth is presently slower than that of the EU
"Presently," is the operative word here. The U.S. over the last seven quarters has had growth far larger than the EU.
And, to think, I was giving the Swedes a compliment in my last post. Go figure.
Anyway, since I've been on this planet, Europe hasn't been able to defend itself from internal or external threats, and the U.S. ends up saving your collective asses each time. Sacrificing our talent, treasure and blood.
Be advised, we might not come a fourth time. You and the rest of your continent may end up with Sharia law, your women in burqas, and dhimmitude status (if you're lucky).
I don't know what bunched your panties, but next time let's be a little more considerate, and friendly.
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