Quote (Thor123422 @ Nov 12 2020 11:38pm)
I mean, in terms of dyanamics a comparison between the U.S. and the E.U. is incredibly appropriate. Separate governments responses with freedom of travel and mixed results is pretty much how the U.S.A. works.
The United States is far more integrated in practically every respect. You are describing what the EU legislators dream it maybe can be someday.
Quote (Black XistenZ @ Nov 13 2020 07:35am)
Why? I dont see any reason why the U.S. should be more comparable to France or Italy than to Germany or Austria.
Generally speaking, comparing the U.S. with all of the EU is the appropriate comparison. Similar size of population and economy, comparable geographic and cultural diversity, open land borders between the member states, various governors/heads of government using slightly different approaches, etc.
You have it backwards, all the current trends suggest that it is the U.S. which is lagging behind the EU, is at an earlier point of the current wave. The EU will not catch up to the U.S., it'll be the other way round - and the U.S. are already worse off than Europe. Cases in many European countries are already going down again, or at least the curves show a slowdown of the growth rates, while you still see unchecked growth.
What makes you say that? France, for instance, has caught up with the US, and went through another round of lockdowns as a result of it. I don't think constantly stopping and restarting the economy is going to be sustainable, and it has obviously already had severe repercussions.