Um yea they also don’t take in many immigrants, so they’re largely homogenous, they’re not part of the EU, and they have a shit ton of oil… the same policies that work here won’t work here.
See, here’s where smooth braining economics is problematic. The term, “socialism” covers such a wide range of possible policies that it’s a functionally useless term. Social welfare policies are (Gasp!) socialism! Anytime there is widespread governmental programs designed to assist, that is, in some form, socialism. You can have protection programs while also allowing the free exchange of thoughts and goods. You can even use socialism to incentivize it! You can provide supports for entrepreneurs that allow new and creative businesses and ideas to get off the ground without potentially catastrophic failure.
Classic
True.
Some Conservatives are annoying and completely act like this.
The left does this same thing on a lot of their own issues.
This happens with any group that hold any type of dogma, they can’t see a good idea if it’s contrary to their beliefs.
They also have school choice, privatized social security, almost no military spending, every tax bracket PAYS taxes even the poorest, and there is no minimum wage.
That is a very true statement. Ultimately, that is the model we should strive for. Or Finland.
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There are two different things going on. One is that Norway (and others) have a lot of programs but they also have a higher economic level of freedom. So if you did their programs and then ALSO keep the american style of economic system that would be going in a socialistic direction.
Norway has a tiny population almost all concentrated in like 10 population centers and MASSIVE oil wealth to lavish on their people. They’re like Qatar but with better scenery.
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Um yea they also don’t take in many immigrants, so they’re largely homogenous, they’re not part of the EU, and they have a shit ton of oil… the same policies that work here won’t work here.
See, here’s where smooth braining economics is problematic. The term, “socialism” covers such a wide range of possible policies that it’s a functionally useless term. Social welfare policies are (Gasp!) socialism! Anytime there is widespread governmental programs designed to assist, that is, in some form, socialism. You can have protection programs while also allowing the free exchange of thoughts and goods. You can even use socialism to incentivize it! You can provide supports for entrepreneurs that allow new and creative businesses and ideas to get off the ground without potentially catastrophic failure.
Classic
True.
Some Conservatives are annoying and completely act like this.
The left does this same thing on a lot of their own issues.
This happens with any group that hold any type of dogma, they can’t see a good idea if it’s contrary to their beliefs.
They also have school choice, privatized social security, almost no military spending, every tax bracket PAYS taxes even the poorest, and there is no minimum wage.
That is a very true statement. Ultimately, that is the model we should strive for. Or Finland.
Required reading
There are two different things going on. One is that Norway (and others) have a lot of programs but they also have a higher economic level of freedom. So if you did their programs and then ALSO keep the american style of economic system that would be going in a socialistic direction.
Norway has a tiny population almost all concentrated in like 10 population centers and MASSIVE oil wealth to lavish on their people. They’re like Qatar but with better scenery.
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