Did the American Revolution flop in the long run?

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Here's a provocative op-ed piece asserting that we would have been better off had we not had a revolution and followed more closely Canada's march through history.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinio...a01_story.html

As for having a balanced budget, a better health care system, greater happiness for its citizens and more trust in their government's ability to tackle the issues of the day, Canada does indeed look pretty good. Fishing's not bad either.