Just wanted to point out to those that seem to think that Europe is a single country that the European Union, consisting of 27 member states, of which the European Commission is an institution, is not the same as the European continent and the about 50 sovereign states it comprises.

Wouldn't that be covered by

? Otherwise, what is there to try out?

The brick can easily be turned into two doorstops by slicing it diagonally. Easy!

Better call Obi-Wan Kenobi then: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjCyZ2P9bCA :)

Please read Naomi Klein's "Shock Doctrine" before continuing your praise of the US championing 'economic development and cooperation.'

One might add that some people are capable of acting morally without a god-like character telling them what to do, but rather by long-term survival strategy - it really pays off to be nice to others!

By lowering taxes for corporations or by keeping the loop holes open, yes. But how about enforcing tax rules to make the corporations pay their contribution like they should? That way you could in fact weaken corporations and strengthen the state, spend the extra money on better health care, infra structure or w/e you would otherwise complain about not working well enough in the public sector. I don't see how taxes in themselves help corporations...