Real Newspapers Report That Republican Claims That Generous Welfare States Are Responsible for Euro Crisis Are Wrong

Sorry boys and girls, this is not a debatable issue. It is easy to identify the countries in Europe that have the most generous welfare states. They would be the Nordic countries like Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and Finland. Also high on the list would be the Netherlands, Germany, France and Austria. No one has Greece, Spain, Italy, or even Ireland on the list of countries with the most generous welfare states.

This means that conservatives would be mistaken if they blame the euro crisis on over...