(02-08-2023, 10:59 AM)mikesez Wrote:

(02-08-2023, 10:52 AM)NewJagsCity Wrote: Norway can afford to be 'socialist' because of their high per capita income (thanks to Capitalism), so they are an idealized model that probably can't be replicated with a larger population.  I'd argue that Mexico is more democratic than socialist since the turn of the millenium.  Brazil; don't know and don't really care.

The simple test of socialism is, is there significant government ownership or control of productive industries.  Norway, Brazil, and Mexico all have state owned oil companies.  Norway does have many capitalist features, which contributes to their wealth.  Brazil and Mexico also have many capitalist features but they are not as wealthy, for other reasons, mostly having to do with history.

So, you're for the State to own productive industries????? I'll bet you my last dollar that those same industries would be under water within 6 months of Government control. It's been proven time and time again that the U.S. Government, especially when under Democrat control (Just look at Blue states and democrat run cities) that they always run things in to the ground. IMHO, the U.S. governmant is some of the most incompetent people in the known galaxy.........

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