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jsbowden ([personal profile] jsbowden) wrote2008-10-16 08:28 am
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And since I'm on this...

Why the fuck are we so anti socialist anyway? Last time I looked, those semi socialist Germanic and Nordic states have the highest standards of living anywhere on the planet, and the highest per capita income levels to match. We can skip the nanny statism that comes with it, but the fiscal policy? It appears to be sound and work extremely well.
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[identity profile] ronebofh.livejournal.com 2008-10-16 02:14 pm (UTC)(link)
It's cultural remnants of the days when the Red Scare was everywhere. And we still have bugaboos like Cuba to scare the kids.
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