I'm not so sure. I have a cousin living in Germany that was telling me today that democracy is becoming more and more westernized over there and that what we consider democracy is simply the boot heels of capitalism
-----Original Message----- From: ProFox [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ken Dibble Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2013 12:46 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NF] The Tech Industry's Darkest Secret: It's All About Age >>In general, European economies are far more regulated than the US and >>yet they have comparable standards of living and economic health. >>There is absolutely no question that we can regulate industry to a >>much greater extent to ensure quality, safety, and environmental >>protection (see throw-away electronic devices) than we do in this >>country without significant negative impact on the economy. It's just >>that right-wing corporate types control the government and won't permit it to happen. > > >I thought the European markets were in shambles compared to the US? Stock markets/lending industry < "economy". The problems in Europe result from having pulled some local economies into the Euro before they were fully-functioning modern economies, not from the typical western European approach to regulation. Ken Dibble www.stic-cil.org [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
