Doctor CamNC4Me wrote:...At the heart of the matter is social and economic inequity brought about by our system. I really don't know what the answer is short of following a Scandanavian model of economic and legal progressivism because we're so diverse and so entrenched in wealth acquisition that whoever finds themselves in socio-economic power simply doesn't give a s*** about giving up that power. It's human nature.
- Doc
Since "Scandinavia" is really a region of 5 countries and not "a country", I am not sure which "model" you are referencing. While parliamentary systems are in place throughout, the majority of Scandinavian countries still have Constitutional monarchies, which I suppose appeal to the subjects of the divinely anointed King Obama.
But I do appreciate how you want to argue that "social and economic" equality apparently thrives in low population densities, cold climates, and where only old white people are in charge of populations that are also mostly white.
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subgenius wrote:Since "Scandinavia" is really a region of 5 countries and not "a country", I am not sure which "model" you are referencing. While parliamentary systems are in place throughout, the majority of Scandinavian countries still have Constitutional monarchies, which I suppose appeal to the subjects of the divinely anointed King Obama.
But I do appreciate how you want to argue that "social and economic" equality apparently thrives in low population densities, cold climates, and where only old white people are in charge of populations that are also mostly white.
The Scandinavian model (a.k.a. "The Nordic model") is routinely used in political and economic discourse because those 5 Scandinavian countries are similar in the type of democratic socialist policies they pursue. Either you are ignorant or you are feigning ignorance to take a rhetorical jab. I'm not sure which one would be worse.
subgenius wrote: But I do appreciate how you want to argue that "social and economic" equality apparently thrives in low population densities, cold climates, and where only old white people are in charge of populations that are also mostly white.
I'm not getting it. You seem to be saying that the fact that Nordic counties have mostly white people, low population densities, old white leaders, and cold climates somehow creates the right conditions for "social and economic" equality (your scare quotes). Do I have that right?
If so, how does the alchemy of white people, low population densities, old white leaders, and cold climates do this? I'm interested in your theory.
subgenius wrote:Since "Scandinavia" is really a region of 5 countries and not "a country", I am not sure which "model" you are referencing. While parliamentary systems are in place throughout, the majority of Scandinavian countries still have Constitutional monarchies, which I suppose appeal to the subjects of the divinely anointed King Obama.
But I do appreciate how you want to argue that "social and economic" equality apparently thrives in low population densities, cold climates, and where only old white people are in charge of populations that are also mostly white.
The Scandinavian model (a.k.a. "The Nordic model") is routinely used in political and economic discourse because those 5 Scandinavian countries are similar in the type of democratic socialist policies they pursue. Either you are ignorant or you are feigning ignorance to take a rhetorical jab. I'm not sure which one would be worse.
Sweden's moved away from socialistic policies.
For a time in the early 1990s Sweden abolished all farm subsidies and had one of the most deregulated agricultural sectors in the world, before unfortunately being forced to re-regulate when entering the European Union’s (EU) Common Agricultural Policy. In 1996 Sweden deregulated its market for electricity, allowing private competition in distribution. Today, half the nuclear power plants are owned by a German corporation. Telecommunications, postal services, and public transportation have largely been deregulated, opening up new markets. The state monopolies have been abolished, and the telephone company has been partially privatized. The introduction of a voucher system has opened up a market in which parents have a high degree of choice over where to send their children to school.