In the biggest 5 countries in Europe, more than half of the population makes its income from the state, less than half from the private sector.

 -France: 30 million from the state versus 21m private sector workers. State spending is 57% of GDP, taxes more than half the economy. The budget hasn't been balanced in the lifetime of most French (since 1974).

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