[TomMarius]

There are places where it's better or even very good in the Czech Rep. as well. The point is that sometimes, government fails horribly and there is no way out because well, it's the government, its whole job is to enforce its rule. BTW the USA as a whole is comparable to the EU as a whole in terms of corruption and competency.

[Retric]

Governments are very malleable over time. Change is not necessarily cheap, but it's also inherent.