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The Dutch government said Friday it wants to introduce a "green" road tax by the kilometre from 2012 aimed at cutting carbon dioxide emissions by 10 percent and halving congestion. "Each vehicle will be equipped with a GPS device that tracks how many kilometres are driven and when and where. This data will be then be sent to a collection agency that will send out the bill," the transport ministry said in a statement.
Well it may take some time to see how these stimulus plans play themselves out in both the U.S and Europe. So far the stimulus in America hasn't led to the multiplier effect.
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European GDP was higher in 2007 and 2008 than US GDP.
Thus far 2009, European GDP is higher than US GDP - to September 2009.
The European economy is far bigger than the US economy.
Unemployment levels or not.
You are comparing a country (USA) with a group of countries (Europe)?? If you want to spout about your country's alleged superiority, you might as well provide us with the name of the country that you are comparing the US with.
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Not on an even keel.
Europe is ahead of the US in economic terms
Get used to it.
Your comparisons don't mean squat as you cannot compare one country with several. Compare the US with any country in Europe and your alleged superiority would fall flat. USA
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There's no common ground between me and you ilk, ferd.
Socially/economically/financially, I am far superior.
Usually folks who have low self-esteem often resort to putting others down in order to puff themselves up. Maybe you should go visit one of your psychiatrists over there in EU. Maybe they can give you some meds or remove some of those troublesome lobes
Not really, per capita gdp is far higher in the US.
In absolute terms, EU GDP is higher than USA : per capita US is head of EU.
On a per capita basis, countries like Norway and Luxembourg are ahead of the USA.
Rememberthough that the EU is in the process of economic and monetary union : when this is acheived the disparity
will begin to increase.
Europe will power ahead of the USA.
Nothing surer.
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Maybe you should go visit one of your psychiatrists over there in EU. Maybe they can give you some meds or remove some of those troublesome lobes 
