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Socialism din't work in Sweden and it won't work here.

snakestretcher said:
Yep, no bias at all in that conservative piece! Got anything neutral?
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sure.
So Long, Swedish Welfare State? – Foreign Policy
https://www.spectator.co.uk/2018/02/violent-crime-in-sweden-is-soaring-when-will-politicians-act/
Bloomberg - Are you a robot?

Sweden On Brink Of Collapse, Worrying Report - News Punch

Haven't you learned from the OJ trail ? NEVER ask the incomparable KLATTU an open ended question unless you already know the answer.

Else, this happens...
:shoot
 
KLATTU said:
As I've brilliantly and famous stated on here many times, the familiar death spiral goes something like.

Because of capitalism , wealth gets created. Then Democrats pounce and promise to redistribute form the wealth creators to the takers.

The foundations for a successful society become eroded.
The new generation raised in socialism has no incentives to work.

It's happening before our eyes in California.

If we elect a Democrats it will happen nationally .Socialism Didn’t Work In Sweden, And It Won’t Work In America

"...weden stood as the world’s fourth wealthiest country nearly five decades ago. Its taxes were lower than most western countries, including the United States. The economy was deregulated, and public spending was hardly above 10 percent gross domestic product (GDP).

But Sweden was soon teetering on the brink of collapse from its experiment with socialism."

Free markets and small government made Sweden rich,” said Swedish economist and Cato Institute fellow Johan Norberg. “The experiment with socialism crashed us.”
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That author is clearly mentally retarded. Sweden didn't actually try socialism, and it's not on the edge of 'economic collapse'

That, and the free market doesn't exist.

I can see why you'd like her!
 
Tanngrisnir said:
That author is clearly mentally retarded. Sweden didn't actually try socialism, and it's not on the edge of 'economic collapse'

That, and the free market doesn't exist.

I can see why you'd like her!
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Mentally retarded
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KLATTU said:
Mentally retarded
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LOL! "Offensive"? I guess that just grabs some people by the *****.

That author is clearly mentally retarded.

Fun to watch you attempt to use that as a smokescreen as cover from the fact that Sweden hasn't tried socialism.
 
Thread title: Socialism din't work in Sweden and it won't work here.

Those Russian/English dictionaries just are not all they are cranked up to be are they? Had to pull a dictionary of American Slang didn't you.
 
jnug said:
Thread title: Socialism din't work in Sweden and it won't work here.

Those Russian/English dictionaries just are not all they are cranked up to be are they? Had to pull a dictionary of American Slang didn't you.
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Whatever you call what Sweden has....we need more of that here
 
jnug said:
Thread title: Socialism din't work in Sweden and it won't work here.

Those Russian/English dictionaries just are not all they are cranked up to be are they? Had to pull a dictionary of American Slang didn't you.
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When somebody's critique of my brilliant work consists of pointing out a typo, I know I've hit the mark.
 
BY the way-looks like the same that happened to Sweden is happening here...
Conditions On The Streets Of San Francisco Are Comparable To "The Slums Of Mumbai, Delhi, Mexico City, Jarkarta, And Manila"

When Leilani Farha paid a visit to San Francisco in January, she knew the grim reputation of the city’s homeless encampments. In her four years as the United Nations Special Rapporteur for Adequate Housing, Farha has visited the slums of Mumbai, Delhi, Mexico City, Jarkarta, and Manila. The crisis in San Francisco, she said, is comparable to these conditions.
 
KLATTU said:
When somebody's critique of my brilliant work consists of pointing out a typo, I know I've hit the mark.
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When somebody typo's in the thread title they just don't know any better and don't understand the language. Nice try.
 
KLATTU said:
BY the way-looks like the same that happened to Sweden is happening here...
Conditions On The Streets Of San Francisco Are Comparable To "The Slums Of Mumbai, Delhi, Mexico City, Jarkarta, And Manila"

When Leilani Farha paid a visit to San Francisco in January, she knew the grim reputation of the city’s homeless encampments. In her four years as the United Nations Special Rapporteur for Adequate Housing, Farha has visited the slums of Mumbai, Delhi, Mexico City, Jarkarta, and Manila. The crisis in San Francisco, she said, is comparable to these conditions.
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Sweden is doing fantastically well.....and continues to have very very generous social programs. How is this possible?

How Sweden became one of the most innovative countries on earth | The Independent
 
Socialism is so wonderful in Sweden, I hear, I guess that's why Swedes are leaving the place in record numbers. Those seeking freebies, of course are moving in. A lot of those are third worlders.
 
KLATTU said:
BY the way-looks like the same that happened to Sweden is happening here...
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It's because socialism is so great. BTW, leftists losers looking for free **** love socialism. They simply desire the gov't to rob you of your wealth so they can get some.
 
DamnYankee said:
Socialism is so wonderful in Sweden, I hear, I guess that's why Swedes are leaving the place in record numbers. Those seeking freebies, of course are moving in. A lot of those are third worlders.
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reference? evidence?
 
Companies are leaving Sweden.

Major companies

The latest one was our major bank Norden Banking group Nordea snubs Sweden with HQ move to Finland

IKEA's headquarter is in Holland.

Volvo is owned by Chinese.

ASEA was merged with Brown-Bovery to be ABB. The headquarter was moved to Switzerland

Pharmacia was merged with Upjohn and the headquarter moved to the USA.

Story merged with Enso and the head quarter moved to Helsinki.
 
KLATTU said:
Companies are leaving Sweden.

Major companies

The latest one was our major bank Norden Banking group Nordea snubs Sweden with HQ move to Finland

IKEA's headquarter is in Holland.

Volvo is owned by Chinese.

ASEA was merged with Brown-Bovery to be ABB. The headquarter was moved to Switzerland

Pharmacia was merged with Upjohn and the headquarter moved to the USA.

Story merged with Enso and the head quarter moved to Helsinki.
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Companies are leaving the US
 
DamnYankee said:
It's because socialism is so great. BTW, leftists losers looking for free **** love socialism. They simply desire the gov't to rob you of your wealth so they can get some.
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You personally love social programs
 
DamnYankee said:
Socialism is so wonderful in Sweden, I hear, I guess that's why Swedes are leaving the place in record numbers. Those seeking freebies, of course are moving in. A lot of those are third worlders.
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Fake news
 
KLATTU said:
Companies are leaving Sweden.

Major companies

The latest one was our major bank Norden Banking group Nordea snubs Sweden with HQ move to Finland

IKEA's headquarter is in Holland.

Volvo is owned by Chinese.

ASEA was merged with Brown-Bovery to be ABB. The headquarter was moved to Switzerland

Pharmacia was merged with Upjohn and the headquarter moved to the USA.

Story merged with Enso and the head quarter moved to Helsinki.
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And many US companies did the same by merging with Canadian companies.
 
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I must say...some of our righties really do excel at making some of the DUMBEST arguments we're likely to see anywhere.

AlbqOwl said:
News Flash: social programs and socialism are entirely two separate things.
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"News flash": NO ONE is talking about converting the U.S. economy to pure socialism. To suggest, or even imply, as much (as you and many other right wingers do) is to LIE. As many have noted already, we live in a mixed, capitalist-socialist economy; and the ONLY debate is with regard to where best, and to what degree, to emphasis each within various components of our society. Most non-wingnuts understand that those "social programs" that the Right opposes (i.e. Medicare, Medicaid, the VA system, the entire U.S. Military, the postal service, Farm subsidies, Social Security, Unemployment Insurance, etc. etc.)....are ENTIRELY Socialist, and could not exist in a purely Capitalist economy. I'm guessing that you people actually understand this (as you likely enoy the benefits of them right now), but just CHOOSE to demagogue because you know your cannot otherwise prevail.

AlbqOwl said:
I prefer a Constitutional Republic that limits itself to what the people cannot do and then establishes policy and incentive for people to do for themselves as the most effective way to raise the standard of living for all. That's what makes me comfortable.
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Apples and Oranges. Being a republic has ZERO to do with being Socialist (or Capitalist, or Communist). So when you say you "prefer a Constitutional Republic" to Socialism...you're just telling people that you're just another brain-washed, fake-news ideologue. It's like when my wife told me the other day that someone "scored a home run". The difference between you and her is that my wife doesn't pretend to be knowledgable about sports.
 
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