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In reply to the discussion: There Are Very Few Socialists in America: Krugman [View all]Celerity
(55,454 posts)54. Economically, Carney is making multiple moves that are similar to what Poilievre would do,
unfortunately.
Carney's actions include gutting aspects of public healthcare, pursuing neoliberal privitisation schemes, and setting up a new sovereign wealth fund which (unlike Norway's model that Carney pointed to) will primarily become a structure wherein the public purse becomes a vehicle of public/private pattnership investment that underwrites private firms (and likely aiding them in pursuing risky, poor investments/projects) that remain in private control, etc, etc. The 2 videos lay out a fairly damning case in regards to those things.
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I have been saying this over and over for the 8 years (today is my 8 year anniversary) I have been on DU
Celerity
Thursday
#16
And, believe it or not, as president, Biden was the closest to a Keynesian since LBJ.
Fiendish Thingy
Thursday
#24
Like when the Danish PM reminded someone that Denmark's a market economy, not socialist.
betsuni
Thursday
#3
Oh, and same revolution person said attendees at such Democratic events are "older, whiter, and wealthier"
betsuni
Yesterday
#43
I forgot the canapes: "Some of the wealthiest members of the political establishment are hiding behind closed doors
betsuni
15 hrs ago
#57
I love the Scandinavian smoked cod roe caviar that comes in tubes (any seafood-mayo or cheese in tubes).
betsuni
12 hrs ago
#61
I used to get this a lot in France in the 1960s, from many 18 year old experts on the USA who had never been there
DFW
9 hrs ago
#63
But MAGA morons believe Fox, and Trump, and SInclaire radio, NewsMax etc. They're dumb and hateful people
ChicagoTeamster
Thursday
#8
The Liberal Party of Canada is not a social democratic party, the New Democratic Party is the social democratic party.
Celerity
Thursday
#27
Economically, Carney is making multiple moves that are similar to what Poilievre would do,
Celerity
18 hrs ago
#54
As soon as the Govt starts bailing out failed "free market" Capitalism, any argument against Govt social programs
ToxMarz
Thursday
#20
Regulated capitalism saw capitalism as an economic tool. Capitlists seek to unleash it as a form of governance.
ToxMarz
Yesterday
#42
Too many FASCISTS in the U.S! Remember in WWII, it was the fascists who REALLY hated the socialists. eom
Exp
Thursday
#28
Same here. I have always said that I am a liberal Dem to the left of center, but
wnylib
Yesterday
#40
Pretty sad when affordable day care, affordable rent, and affordable transportation are called "socialism".
Bluetus
Thursday
#33
And the supposedly business-friendly Republicans cut Obama's business Stimulus package in half
DFW
23 hrs ago
#49
So the short answer is there have been no economically successful socialists countries?
EX500rider
6 hrs ago
#68