Tales of Ordinary Madness

Out of the 13 countries in Western Europe, the number that have a lower infant mortality rate than the United States : 13

That have a higher life expectancy than the US (for both men and women): 13

That have a lower murder rate: 13

That have a lower poverty rate: 11

Hearing conservative politicians use Western Europe as a cautionary tale against developing social programs: Priceless

This was “borrowed” from http://www.theseminal.com/2009/02/06/another-mastercard-commercial-id-like-to-see/ Western Europe in this case is defined as Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium, Swtizerland, Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, and Great Britain.