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> Socialism ... Canada ... UK I would hardly describe any of the governments of Canada or the UK in the past, what, 50(?) or so years as being socialist...
by truculent 2y ago
> Socialism ... Canada ... UK
I would hardly describe any of the governments of Canada or the UK in the past, what, 50(?) or so years as being socialist...
- Spivak 2y agoYep, discussions of capitalism as contrasted with socialism are largely pointless as all western countries operate different flavors of mixed economies. Keynes won. You have to have both— if you stray too far in either direction your economy topples. But accepting "Have government involved in the economy, not too much. Mostly markets" means you have to actually know about the specific industry and surrounding economic factors and that makes discussions boring. It's way more fun to have Cage Match: Capitalism vs Socialism, this Saturday on pay-per-view.
- triceratops 2y agoGet outta here with your fair-minded, reasonable comments.
- Teever 2y agoJust flag the obvious troll comment and move on.
- truculent 2y agoYou're right. I will do that in future.