> That's a rather simplistic view of it, considering there are many, > many factors that led to the rise of the US as a Superpower that has > nothing to do with its choice of system of government or economy. > > Your statement about 'when venezuela's economy needs a recorrect' is > again total speculation.
Not really. All markets go through re-corrections at some point. > Again, it is quite disingenuous to say that if what they were doing > was good, then they would be a Super Power too, especially since at > one point or the other many countries other than the United States > have BEEN Super Powers. Didn't say it wasn't good, just that it has been comparatively less successful. > And in case you weren't paying attention, the EU and China are set to > challenge the United States in many areas. The outlook of the world > and the Imbalance of power will change drastically within the next > Decade by all indications, accelerated and due in no small part to the > motivation for change provided to the world by the United States' > actions over the course of this Bush Administration. China yes, EU, i'm not so sure. I don't think European nations will ever cooperate enough to be the super conglomeration they initially envisioned. Before you point out that this is just "pure speculation", i'll admit it openly. > > On 4/18/06, G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> When Venezuela's economy needs a re-correct...guess what? Artificial >> forces >> step in and try to regulate it. The market becomes >> unbalanced......kaboom. >> >> I know i'm an economic idiot, but i've never heard that argument before. >> In >> fact, the argument i've heard goes something like: Socialist controlled >> economies can never prosper because growth is artificially stunted by >> non-market forces. When a free market is not allowed to regulate itself >> naturally, unbalance is inevitable....resulting in stunting, regression, >> or >> even collapse. >> >> France and Germany have particularly high levels of unemployment. I'm not >> versed enough in French or German governmental systems to say if they are >> at >> fault, or in fact to what degree they are more socialist than the US >> government. But i do know that while France, Germany, and Canada have >> done >> quite well for decades.......none have done quite as well as the US. >> So...their systems may work, they just don't work quite as well as ours. >> If >> it did, they'd be super powers too, right? > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:204463 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
