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<blockquote data-quote="rickyb" data-source="post: 2558854" data-attributes="member: 56035"><p>so this is more proof that the idea that its a choice between capitalism and socialism was a lie. the answer is quite complex with many possibilities.</p><p></p><p>"Today in Norway, <strong>negotiations between the Confederation of Trade Unions and the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise determine the wages and working conditions of most capitalist enterprises</strong>, public and private, that create wealth, while high but fair progressive income taxes fund the state’s universal welfare system, benefitting everyone. In addition, those confederations work together to minimize the disparity between high-wage and lower-wage jobs. As a result, Norway ranks with Sweden, Denmark, and Finland among the most <a href="http://www.business2community.com/finance/the-countries-with-the-most-and-least-income-equality-01311746#j8lYxaFKYDmBJ3LV.97" target="_blank">income-equal</a> countries in <a href="http://www.nsd.uib.no/european_election_database/country/norway/parties.html" target="_blank">the world</a>, and its standard of living tops the charts.</p><p></p><p>So here’s the big difference: in Norway, capitalism serves the people. The government, elected by the people, sees to that. All eight of the <a href="http://www.nsd.uib.no/european_election_database/country/norway/parties.html" target="_blank">parties</a> that won parliamentary seats in the last national election, including the conservative <em>Høyre</em> party now leading the government, are committed to maintaining the welfare state. In the US, however, neoliberal politics put the foxes in charge of the henhouse, and capitalists have used the wealth generated by their enterprises (as well as financial and political manipulations) to capture the state and pluck the chickens. They’ve done a masterful job of <a href="http://www.wsj.com/articles/membership-rate-falls-for-u-s-unions-in-2014-1422028558" target="_blank">chewing up</a> organized labor. Today, <strong>only 11 percent of American workers belong to a union. In Norway, that <a href="http://www.worker-participation.eu/National-Industrial-Relations/Across-Europe/Trade-Unions2" target="_blank">number</a> is 52 percent; in Denmark, 67 percent; in Sweden, 70 percent."</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong><a href="http://billmoyers.com/story/after-living-in-norway-america-feels-backward/" target="_blank">After Living in Norway, America Feels Backward. Here's Why. - BillMoyers.com</a></strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rickyb, post: 2558854, member: 56035"] so this is more proof that the idea that its a choice between capitalism and socialism was a lie. the answer is quite complex with many possibilities. "Today in Norway, [B]negotiations between the Confederation of Trade Unions and the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise determine the wages and working conditions of most capitalist enterprises[/B], public and private, that create wealth, while high but fair progressive income taxes fund the state’s universal welfare system, benefitting everyone. In addition, those confederations work together to minimize the disparity between high-wage and lower-wage jobs. As a result, Norway ranks with Sweden, Denmark, and Finland among the most [URL='http://www.business2community.com/finance/the-countries-with-the-most-and-least-income-equality-01311746#j8lYxaFKYDmBJ3LV.97']income-equal[/URL] countries in [URL='http://www.nsd.uib.no/european_election_database/country/norway/parties.html']the world[/URL], and its standard of living tops the charts. So here’s the big difference: in Norway, capitalism serves the people. The government, elected by the people, sees to that. All eight of the [URL='http://www.nsd.uib.no/european_election_database/country/norway/parties.html']parties[/URL] that won parliamentary seats in the last national election, including the conservative [I]Høyre[/I] party now leading the government, are committed to maintaining the welfare state. In the US, however, neoliberal politics put the foxes in charge of the henhouse, and capitalists have used the wealth generated by their enterprises (as well as financial and political manipulations) to capture the state and pluck the chickens. They’ve done a masterful job of [URL='http://www.wsj.com/articles/membership-rate-falls-for-u-s-unions-in-2014-1422028558']chewing up[/URL] organized labor. Today, [B]only 11 percent of American workers belong to a union. In Norway, that [URL='http://www.worker-participation.eu/National-Industrial-Relations/Across-Europe/Trade-Unions2']number[/URL] is 52 percent; in Denmark, 67 percent; in Sweden, 70 percent." [URL="http://billmoyers.com/story/after-living-in-norway-america-feels-backward/"]After Living in Norway, America Feels Backward. Here's Why. - BillMoyers.com[/URL][/B] [/QUOTE]
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