That' squite an interesting question - perhaps you'd want to compare rich states v rich EU countries, and poor states v poor EU countries. My sense is that the top US states are astonishing… (View Post)

Yes, that's exactly right. There's not much point in an economy that does not deliver good outcomes for the people who live there - whether that is decent private incomes or great public se… (View Post)

I can only find one EU state with a lower life expectancy - Bulgaria. Their infant mortality is twice as high as Bulgaria's. They are more than twice as obese as the fattest EU country. Their mu… (View Post)

The EU wasn't stopping us do that. (View Post)

Not this crap again. There have been loads of attempts to extract it (particularly in Poland) and none of them got anywhere. The firms actually handed their licenses back. (View Post)