Comment on: They call it economy whilst they are speaking about ideology.

Bigthink — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 13:31:00 +0100

A very interesting question indeed.

One possibility is that Scandanavian-style policies are a type of consensual communism. There would be difficullty for the US to continue claiming that we beat communism with the end of the USSR (imposed communism). And, perhaps more importantly, the elite class in the US just won't have it because of ambition or selfishness.

I think that the reason for the negative reactions from other European and, above all, American 'pros' is a fundamental difference in how each group views its responsibility to its own society.

I believe that Scandanavians, on the whole, think that a better taken-care-of society is a safer, more balanced, and more productive society.

US philanthropists, like Gates, have very different points of view on charity in business than in their personal life.

Gates was a shark at Microsoft, and now with his own fortune he focuses on helping educate and feed the poor.

It's not an answer to your question, but maybe we can get the thread moving.

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