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Show me a country with little government that is successful.
by dlp211 6y ago
Show me a country with little government that is successful.
- partiallypro 6y agoComparatively speaking, most Western countries.
- dlp211 6y agoThis is a joke right? Based on what measurement do most Western countries have little government?
- NoImmatureAdHom 6y agoMany people constantly deride them for lack of regulation of X, where X is something the speaker believes has huge negative externalities. Also, I'd point to a place like India for "big" government: the government tries to run too many things and does a bad job on average.
- michaelmrose 6y agoStart with the 3 best examples you can name and we can go over how regulated various industries are, what percentage of income is paid in taxes, and what percentage of their GPD is non military government spending.
- partiallypro 6y agoThere is a lot more to governance than expenditures and safety nets. I'm starting to think we've been in a free society in the west so long that people have simply overlooked the history of large governments stifling industry and life. Limited government is a very big thing in the West, even in countries with very generous social programs.
- michaelmrose 6y agoCould you at least pick one so we can talk specifics?
- partiallypro 6y agoNo, because you already have made up your mind that big government is good and will associate any market friendly economy with big government automatically in your head instead of looking at it on a global/historical scale. So there's no real reason to waste my time.
- michaelmrose 6y agoYou make broad pronouncements and avoid talking about specifics because your argument is incorrect and indefensible. You say a statement is true of most western countries but can't name one in which you would be willing to dig deeper. You use glib pronouncements to hide the fact that your words lack substance. It's not your time that is being wasted.