tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895164153505105997.post4594620519117010186..comments2024-01-17T00:45:37.075-08:00Comments on Bud Meyers: Who said the U.S. should be like Denmark?Bud Meyershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02065020063363023395noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895164153505105997.post-7422605303165865272015-11-02T13:37:33.871-08:002015-11-02T13:37:33.871-08:00Salon (Oct 2015)
Bernie Sanders is more American ...Salon (Oct 2015)<br /><br />Bernie Sanders is more American than Ayn Rand: Democratic socialism will always trump free-market selfishness <br /><br />http://www.salon.com/2015/11/02/bernie_sanders_is_more_american_than_ayn_rand_democratic_socialism_will_always_trump_free_market_selfishness/Bud Meyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02065020063363023395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895164153505105997.post-28433798747316608922015-11-02T13:36:18.911-08:002015-11-02T13:36:18.911-08:00Speaking at Harvard, Danish prime minister Lars Lø...Speaking at Harvard, Danish prime minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said: “I know that some people in the US associate the Nordic model with some sort of socialism. Therefore I would like to make one thing clear. Denmark is far from a socialist planned economy. Denmark is a market economy."<br /><br />The Danish Prime Minister listed some of the virtues of Denmark’s expanded welfare state, including free health care, unemployment benefits, one year of maternity leave, and a free education system.<br /><br />Some of the confusion may stem from the definition of socialism in the first place: Technically, a socialist state as set out by Vladimir Lenin is one where the government owns all means of production, which is certainly not the case in the Nordic countries. But in general parlance it has come to be used as a shorthand for a market economy fused with a comprehensive and generous welfare state.Bud Meyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02065020063363023395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895164153505105997.post-46540963829049967582015-10-22T11:33:56.615-07:002015-10-22T11:33:56.615-07:00The media (in almost every case) refers to Bernie ...The media (in almost every case) refers to Bernie Sanders as a "democratic socialist" (or "self-proclaimed Socialist"); but you never see the media describe Hillary Clinton as a "free market capitalist" (or self-proclaimed "moderate Democrat"). Why is that?Bud Meyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02065020063363023395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895164153505105997.post-66707679753276887072015-10-22T10:15:15.471-07:002015-10-22T10:15:15.471-07:00The Atlantic:
Bernie Sanders's highly sensibl...The Atlantic:<br /><br />Bernie Sanders's highly sensible plan to turn Post Offices into Banks<br /><br />"They're much less crazy than payday-lending services, and the rest of the world agrees."<br /><br />http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/10/bernie-sanders-lets-turn-post-offices-into-banks/411589/Bud Meyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02065020063363023395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895164153505105997.post-49894498378481171742015-10-22T10:13:08.771-07:002015-10-22T10:13:08.771-07:00The Nation:
How Bernie Sanders Should Talk About...The Nation: <br /><br />How Bernie Sanders Should Talk About Democratic Socialism...<br /><br />"Instead of looking to Europe, Sanders could evoke the rich heritage of American radicalism."<br /><br />http://www.thenation.com/article/how-bernie-sanders-should-talk-about-democratic-socialism/<br />Bud Meyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02065020063363023395noreply@blogger.com