Are There Any Places With Liberal Policies That Are Doing Well?

[EvocatusCenturion]

Originally Posted by ambient

Canada, Germany, Sweden, Finland, Norway right off the top of my head. Strong economies, lower debt, lower homicide rates, lower infant mortality rates than us. Ans more cost-effective healthcare.

Even though the stats are lower, they are climbing. Especially in liberal Scandinavia....

[kidkaos2]

Originally Posted by ambient

Canada, Germany, Sweden, Finland, Norway right off the top of my head. Strong economies, lower debt, lower homicide rates, lower infant mortality rates than us. Ans more cost-effective healthcare.

Finland has nearly 9% unemployment and its income gap has been growing year by year. It's the only country you listed which actually is following liberal policies similar to ours and it is not doing well with them.

Norway is doing well, but it funds itself with oil exports. The liberals here want to stop drilling wherever and whenever they can. So the two are not comparable.

Sweden is run by The Alliance, its version of Republicans. Their Democrats were kicked out nearly a decade ago. They have been working on lowering taxes.

Canada and Germany both instituted programs similar to what Romney proposed in 2012 and both of their economies have benefited as a result. Both of them reformed their policies to lower deficit spending. Canada's top income tax rate is a full 10 points lower than ours, while the Democrats here just raised ours. Germany is looking to balance its budget by next year. The Democrats here proposed their first budget in 4 years, an it adds 5 trillion dollars to the debt.

So none of your comparisons are correct.

[gunlover]

Originally Posted by kidkaos2

Finland has nearly 9% unemployment and its income gap has been growing year by year. It's the only country you listed which actually is following liberal policies similar to ours and it is not doing well with them.

Norway is doing well, but it funds itself with oil exports. The liberals here want to stop drilling wherever and whenever they can. So the two are not comparable.

Sweden is run by The Alliance, its version of Republicans. Their Democrats were kicked out nearly a decade ago. They have been working on lowering taxes.

Canada and Germany both instituted programs similar to what Romney proposed in 2012 and both of their economies have benefited as a result. Both of them reformed their policies to lower deficit spending. Canada's top income tax rate is a full 10 points lower than ours, while the Democrats here just raised ours. Germany is looking to balance its budget by next year. The Democrats here proposed their first budget in 4 years, an it adds 5 trillion dollars to the debt.

So none of your comparisons are correct.

Love your posts, also the main reason why the Nordic nations are doing some "well" is because of very very very low population levels, if their were any higher they would be far far worse.