Response to France vs US per capita debt

The problem with all these comparisons between the US and Europe (or the rest of the world for that matter) is that none of the other coutries would enjoy their standard of living without the US. Whatever faults the US has, everyone benefits from it. The economies of the rest of the world would collapse with the disappearance fo the US. The reverse cannot be said. To me it seems like all these quasi-socialist european countries rely on the US to buy their crap, and provide them with security. So it is no wonder our debt is higher, we support 1/3(probably more) the world's population, but we comprise only 1/20th.

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