I think that THEY don’t want to learn the lesson of going to the heights of socialism and falling to the depths of despair in poverty. This is the trajectory of the state and the parasites that run the state. By my off-the-cuff observation, this has happened everywhere and every when that socialism or state interference in the economy has taken place. It is not that THEY can’t learn the lesson, it is that THEY refuse to learn the lesson, even when it is laid out for them as plain as day.

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Europe's Economy Slows as Its Welfare State Grows

To the extent that there will be solutions, it will likely be radical market reforms after their economies hit rock bottom.

That's happened before in Sweden and New Zealand, for instance. Then they can start sliding back into socialism again, because they definitely won't learn their lesson.