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To: Katelew who wrote (252894)	1/3/2008 2:24:28 PM
From: Lou Weed	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

<<Although it varies from country to country, income is more evenly distributed in the EU. And important benefits such as health care and education are MUCH more evenly distributed. These are two reasons experts argue that Europeans have a higher standard of living on average than we do.>> Excellent points..... Another interesting chart...... en.wikipedia.org

To: Katelew who wrote (252894)	1/3/2008 5:14:30 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Respond to of 281500

Nadine uses backward looking numbers and she cherry picks. Kate, you claimed that US per capita income had fallen behind EU per capita income: We've fallen behind in almost every measurement I can think of......longevity, academic performance, infant mortality, personal savings rates, per capita income, number of patents issued are just a few that come to mind. It was your choice of measure. You hardly have standing to claim it's not a good measure when you chose it in the first place. I merely pointed out that your claim was inaccurate.