The definitive piece on this “debate”. Major public service contribution to global GDP by @newlefteviews.bsky.social.
tl;dr: As anyone who’s spent time in both places knows, Europe has not fallen behind in any way that matters for actual welfare.
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Dominik Leusder | Eurosclerosis or US Decline?
The debate about US and European competitiveness illustrates how narratives of economic decline and triumphalism tend to outrun their evidence