How would W.European nations be now if they had a USA-style government for the past 50 years?

Question

Are there any Europeans out there that see any way they'd like their governments to be more like USA?

I'd prefer to hear from Europeans or Americans (or others) who know Europe, not just bla bla opinions with no experience in the lifestyle.

Answer 1

They were more similar before Reagan came in and cut education, reveled in the nuclear arms race, cut taxes for the super rich and ran up deficits.  If Europe had to go through the US Republican control for  28 years, they would now also have underfunded schools, a less healthy population, more teen pregnancy, more people in prison for victimless crimes, more guns, crime, poverty, and more problems with immigration.  

I kind of doubt Europe could offer such great services if they had to deal with the US population for the past 25 years, though.

Answer 2

Most European nations tend to be a little more liberal, but we have the same types of governments. We are all democracies. One of the requirements of being a member of the EU is to have a stable democracy.

Answer 3

Our government structures are all similar enough that it wouldn't make much difference.  We're all representative democracies.

Answer 4

Not much difference, however they would probably have lower unemployment and a congress with a approval rating below 20%.