Reply #92: And why would any country in the EU do that?

[wolfgangmo]

Why would they want to?

One of my friends once suggested to me that it would be a good idea if Canada took over some of the states in the US and made them better places to live. I (I grew up in Canada and still maintain my citizenship but I have lived here most of my life) asked him why Canada, a country with single payer health care, social safety nets, functioning health care system, and basically debt free, would EVER want to take on our problems.

If we can't solve our problems then me deserve what we get. Mark Twain said that we "never get the government with need. We get the government we deserve." Things haven't changed.