Posted on 06/26/2002 11:11:49 PM PDT by JohnHuang2
Edited on 07/12/2004 3:54:59 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
Two years ago, politicians and bureaucrats at the European Commission announced their intention to turn the 15 nations of the European Union into "the most competitive knowledge-based economy in the world by 2010." This is a tall order. Smothered by oppressive tax rates and burdensome regulations, Europe trails the United States by a wide margin.
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