Expensive, expensive Copenhagen

Of course, the downside is the cost of just about everything in Europe. This is in no small part due to the weakness of our Chinese-owned dollar, but with 15-25% value-added taxes, it is easy to bleed money doing just about anything in Europe. Most euros seem to accept this as the cost of a civil society, one that provides health care to all, and makes it possible to live happily without an automobile.

OK, as a service to any libertarian who stumbles onto this blog, I hereby provide all of your counter arguments: yes, I know, but their health care quality stinks; everyone lives in a closet, they all pee in the street (actually, mostly only in France).