de volta com a sua cauda desértica...The Comeback Continent

Ao que parece, a Europa está muito melhor do que pretende transmitir o discurso dominante nos Estados Unidos nestes últimos tempos de campanha eleitoral, explica o economista Paul Krugman no New York Times:

"Why should Americans care about Europe’s economy? Well, for one thing, it’s big. The G.D.P. of the European Union is roughly comparable to that of the United States; the euro is almost as important a global currency as the dollar; and the governance of the world financial system is, for practical purposes, equally shared by the European Central Bank and the Federal Reserve.

But there’s another thing: it’s important to get the facts about Europe’s economy right because the alleged woes of that economy play an important role in American political discourse, usually as an excuse for the insecurities and injustices of our own society.

For example, does Hillary Clinton have a plan to cover the millions of Americans who lack health insurance? “She takes her inspiration from European bureaucracies,” sneers Mitt Romney."

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