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      We talk a lot about the failure of the American experiment but it seems that Europe’s experiment with social supports is also failing.

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        Their experiment isn’t failing, people are voting in people who are actively trying to make it fail

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          That’s how change occurs at the government level and so that is absolutely failing. If you can’t muster sufficient support to carry your agenda out and you get overwhelmed by challengers, that’s failing. If your agenda needs perfect conditions to succeed, it’s a fairyland dream.

          This same thing is all that’s happened to the US as well.

          Moreover, social programs across Europe are struggling to remain solvent in the face of aging populations and shrinking workforces. Even when the will is there.