One Capitalism - Two Opposite Ways of Economic Thinking

The very much publicized EU budget, and therefore, the redistribution system through member countries contribution and participation system, even though its actual size as a percentage of GDP is practically negligible (1%) subconsciously creates a false impression about nations’ and therefore global wealth creation and consumption sources among Europeans.

What's the Difference?

I spent close to a quarter a century in the US of A (1987-2010) and loved most of the time there.  What I did not realize is the effect the stay and the American culture will have on me.  And I mean it in a positive way.  Now, back on the Old Continent I am going through a cultural shock even bigger, I think, than the one I experienced learning America.