Uh? How does it make sense to show the growth of EU countries in relation to that of the US? It both masks the convergence of the poorest members to the Western standard, and mixes the slower growth than the US of some countries with the actual stagnation of others.

> The EU is not one economy moving slowly. It is two economies moving in opposite directions

This is like looking from a train and seeing two slower cars, the one behind closing in on the car ahead, and declaring "the cars are actually moving in opposite directions!"