Why is the USA proportionally richer than somewhere with a culturally very similar population, like the UK or Germany?

Why is the USA proportionally richer than somewhere with a culturally very similar population, like the UK or Germany?

Less taxes, more freedom.

Lots of nat res means it can get away with leveraged gdp growth

How is it richer?

GDP per capita

The USA is incredibly inefficient considering they use 3x resources per capita than Europeans for only minor improvements in life quality

The EU really slowed down western europe economically. Stupid taxes/barriers for do ANY type of business. Wayyyyy less freedom and much more socialist.

>customs/travel union with 600 million people
>covers 90% of imaginary continent
>slowed economy
>less freedom

>US and Germany
>Culturally similar

Christ.

>bongs and krauts
>culturally similar to Americans
Crack a book.