Do we really want our government to emulate the European style?

I know this might be a bit of a stretch for some of you out there but, do we really need to be like them? Do we honestly need our government to give us absolutely everything? Take a look at Greece and tell me that we need to be doing this. Take a look back and tell me that the strikes in Europe due to the austerity measures are something that we want to experience. Who will bail us out once we go bankrupt?