On Fri, Nov 7, 2008 at 9:02 AM, Anthony D'Costa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So what are the signs of social democracy (despite certain flaws)? > free education through university; free day care; heavily subsidized > after school programs; free health care (there are some things you may > have to pay such as certain dental services) and there is creeping > dual health care system with private providers though it is being > resisted; very high income taxes (so low personal savings but then > what else do you need it for except for vacations during the long > dreary winters); the tax rates vary by income but beyond some small > minimum it can be as high as 60% hence generally a real disincentive > for people not to seek extra income, so they have it generally easy;
Doesn't sound so bad. So what can socialism offer that is better than this kind of social democracy? -raghu. -- Confucius say, dirty book rarely dusty. _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
