Re: [Nolug] Who usually shows up for meetings?

From: Petri Laihonen <pietu_at_weblizards.net>
Date: Mon, 08 Dec 2008 13:51:35 -0600
Message-ID: <493D7AC7.60401@weblizards.net>

B. Estrade wrote:

On Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 1:18 PM, Petri Laihonen <pietu@weblizards.net> wrote:
  

I know, "socialism" is a curse word here..... I guess it is deeply rooted
fear of Russia, which we know now did not do quite well.
    

Not Russia, just every nation that has tried to impose it. 

See, that's the weird thing. US borrows copious amounts of money from China, which I think is considered as Socialist country. Then with part of that money, gave to people to buy goods, which many people chose to buy Chinese stuff. That's like China double-wins situation. (I chose to pay off some of my credit cards with that money.)

The growing federal government of the US is exhibiting problems of
scale that I believe are rooted at the inroads that socialism has made
over the years, yet for some unknown reason the answer to big
government problems is always more government.
  

So it seems. To me it looks like a water in a bowl slashing from one side to another and eventually finds the equilibrium. I believe France had similar thing happening to them when the government started taking over large failing businesses such a car industry. (Renault) After things started going better, the majority of the company is now owned by private sector, but government still holds about 16% of the company.

I just know that a good balance of "socialism" and "capitalism" do work
well.
Is there a word for the combination of two?
    

Yes, "Finland"? ... jk ;)
  

I knew some one would say that. I almost did it myself, but refrained from it....   :-)
Wiki calls it as "mixed economy".....  sounds about right....

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