Our Socialist Future

National Review's latest issue, cover story by Mark Steyn. Read it.

Do we want to assist in our own socialist suicide? The dying Europe model.

UPDATE: WSJ, Labor's European Model:

In Euro-terms, a "social market economy" offers state-provided health care, generous unemployment benefits, long holidays, various job protections and a prominent role for unions. Sounds good, you might say. But consider that the Europeans have spent the past two decades struggling to wean themselves off entitlements that are a huge drain on the overall economy. These welfare states leech off the productive parts of the economy through onerous taxes, debt and regulations.

Everyone ends up paying.