Do we need a Mr. Europe, as Erhard Busek demands, for example?
No, I don’t think so. Europe rather needs a young generation that perceives its responsibility to turn Europe into a social and global place, that is, to develop worldwide standards that are strong enough for everyone to live together on the earth. Nonetheless, the American Dream also has some points that would benefit the European Dream. Just five years ago, the USA was the biggest middle-class society in the world and gave everyone the possibility of personal success. That was good. Now we have lost all feeling of social responsibility, and the state of our society is shameful. The welfare state seems to be on the way out. Many areas, such as social housing, are already being cut back as part of free market policies. What can we still expect in this regard? Even from a market-economy point of view, Europe still possesses some very sensible social services. Let us take education policies, for example: Europeans have a better standard of education, live for longer, can go on holiday fo
