[cblconfederate]

why does it matter. if only half are rich, it's still half as rich from a business-building standpoint

[throwaway33339]

What I mean is that most Europeans are fine, comparatively to Americans, and don't actually need to let tech giants intrude every aspect of their lives for the sake of growing their economy.

Seriously, do you think everyone would be up in arms if facebook microsoft and amazon pulled out? No, people would just shrug and move on to something else.