Ankesh,
I think you are misreading this poll. The majority of Americans reject the "my government owes me" mentality. Europeans may be happy with their socialism but Americans are not. The further we move away from a Democratic Republic and get closer to socialism the less happy as a nation we are. I always hear how Americans can't export their idea of democracy and expect the rest of the world to be happy with it. I would say the same for European socialism. You can't bring it to America and expect the average American to be happy with it. That's what we have with liberal America, European socialism. Just my thoughts.

Also, America was the top of the list when it came to personal freedoms. I don't think we are even in the top ten now. The further away we get from a Democratic Republic and the closer we get to European socialism the less personal freedoms we have. I prefer the personal struggles and more personal freedoms. Again, just my thoughts.

Scott S.