The Western European welfare economies could only exist because they
lived under the umbrella of America's protection from the Soviet
Union.

Jeeze, Jay, you really ARE funny.

I wish it *were* funny. Do the math, and see what the US spent on
defense throughout the 1960s, '70s and '80s. Then take a look at what
Europe spent on its own defense.

Or did you think that the money to build your nice welfare state
simply grew on trees?

Sometimes I wish we had just let Europe rot in the 20th century. It's
hard to imagine what the wealth of our country would be today, had
that occurred.

You'd be speaking Russian, but I guess that's a small price to pay,
eh?
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"