Comment by crazygringo

You don't need to be involved in politics to understand that government spending comes from taxes.

I'm American but have spent a lot of time in Europe -- France, Spain, and Germany mostly. I have seen nothing to indicate that Europeans are ignorant of where government spending comes from. They seem just as smart as anyone else.

And national elections in Europe also seem like large news events, even if the campaign season is (thankfully) a whole lot shorter.