Yes, they achieved a new, workable balance between capitalism/socialism. Still much heavier on the latter than us. Which demonstrates that there is no objective "perfect" mix. Societies decide what they like, but no society decides on just one or the other. That includes Singapore.Quote from Mav88:
Sweden and Canada: social spending boomed from 1970 -1990, destroyed their economies. Then along came conservative reform and viola- things are better.
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Yes, they achieved a new, workable balance between capitalism/socialism. Still much heavier on the latter than us. Which demonstrates that there is no objective "perfect" mix. Societies decide what they like, but no society decides on just one or the other. That includes Singapore.
It's not a "post shift", it is an important variable that is part of the equation. When you have a good job you don't need much in the way of government assistance.Quote from Mav88:
bullshit, we were talking about government led socialism
private unions are another matter, and unions do not cause prosperity, they result from it, and they pertain to people who are actually working
slimy lefty goal post shifting
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It's not a "post shift", it is an important variable that is part of the equation. When you have a good job you don't need much in the way of government assistance.