XXX -> RE: The internet is in danger! (Jan. 21 2012 15:24:38)
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Even Europe, which is oh so famous for economic cooperation and piece, is falling apart just because this very fact that every nation only cares for itself. Wrong, Deniz! Europe is falling apart (at least the southern tier: Greece, Italy, Spain, and to an extent Portugal), not because "every nation only cares for itself." Rather, Europe (the southern tier) is falling apart because it promised its public too much in terms of social welfare, and it borrowed far more on the international market than it could pay for in order to finance this bloated social welfare policy. Europe (Greece, Italy, Spain, and Portuigal) is now paying the price of unsustainable public spending and borrowing. You cant say Europe and then only concentrate on the "southern tier". I am talking about how Europe (not just southern) as a mutual governance fails in the media on a DAILY BASIS. You are a conservative and therefore want to point out that they lived beyond their means. This is very detached from reality and im not interested in fulfilling political doctrines on the cost of truth. The truth is the southern countries simply fell back in terms of competition compared to Germany and maybe France too. If cutting social welfare would lead to having more competition, we would live in a world with 0 social welfare because every nation has the aim to be the most competitive. By the way, especially the southern states, it is more the family who cares for the social support and less the state. Like kids caring about parents/grandparents, things like that. In northern countries, it is more common to get support from the state as an individual person. It is also a cultural difference.
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