L’Amérique, c’est l’Europe

Infographie : François Descheemaekere

America Is Europe

[The New York Times]

We Americans cherish our myths. One myth is that there is more social mobility in the United States than in Europe. That’s false. Another myth is that the government is smaller here than in Europe. That’s largely false, too. The U.S. does not have a significantly smaller welfare state than the European nations. We’re just better at hiding it.
The Europeans provide welfare provisions through direct government payments. We do it through the back door via tax breaks.

Lire : nytimes.com