[ConstantineX]

Please. There's still a pretty fundamental ideological difference between the psyches of Americans and the French. The French see themselves as entitled to their jobs, while most Americans see success as meritocratic (71% believe capitalism is the best economic system). And I agree we are nominally on the same path, but there are still many people in the US who like low taxes and free enterprise. Hardly a single person in France I've seen quoted has linked their vaunted "French system" with their economic maladies. That's a pretty dramatic disconnect. Even the worst government excesses, like the Iraq War, are a pittance compared to the wealth compounded by the private sector. We'll discuss this later when Americans' real incomes are falling.