The US has a stronger voluntary private civic culture. I seem to recall that the US has the highest charitable giving rate in the world.
However, with the government raising taxes on charitable donations and expanding social services to match the European model, we may see our civic culture whither to match theirs, too (the argument of Albert Jay Nock).
However, with the government raising taxes on charitable donations and expanding social services to match the European model, we may see our civic culture whither to match theirs, too (the argument of Albert Jay Nock).