Op-Ed Columnist – Learning From Europe – NYTimes.com.
Krugman tries to talk sense to reflexive Euro-bashers. Adopting a more humane attitude by taking steps to ensure everyone in the richest nation on earth has access to health care isn’t going to turn us into some kind of socialist dystopian nightmare. And the idea that Europe is economically stagnant because workers get certain mandatory benefits like vacation and (GASP!) sick leave and health benefits just isn’t true. It sticks in the craw of conservatives who prefer what feels true to what’s actually true.
