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What people should remember before starting flinging general accusations around is that there are big differences in mentality and in functionment between the EU and the US. I admit to having a somewhat limited understanding of the US, so just a few things:
-> EU isn't a federal country, it's an alliance of countries (in its actual state)
-> EU is in its infancy compared to other federal countries and most of its members are centralized states with little or no experience of federalism
-> EU has no common language or culture to rely upon.
-> There is no European identity. Things are changing but here is a very simple test: as a US citizen, you'd say "I'm an American" when introducing yourself in a foreign country and then maybe "I'm Texan". I would say "I'm French", never "European". Just a few decades ago, we were killing each others and 30 years ago we were still split in two by the Cold War...
There are many issues that need to be dealt with, loopholes in tax laws are only one of them. With the current state of the EU, such matters are extremely complex...
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