Instead of looking for any angle to attack the US why not spend some real hours studying comparative economy and overcome some of the spin your so enamored by. Roach is a Hack....a political hack...que sera. Heres some real data...dig in <A HREF="http://europa.eu.int/comm/eurostat/Public/datashop/print-product/EN?catalogue=Eurostat&product=3-02122003-EN-AP-EN&mode=download" target="_new">http://europa.eu.int/comm/eurostat/Public/datashop/print-product/EN?catalogue=Eurostat&product=3...</A>