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Originally posted by Sidd Finch
The unnamed economics professor apparently never heard of the Middle East.
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There are very few country in the Middle east whose PCI is over $4,000. And the ones that do got their because of natural resources and not becaues of their economic policies. I pointed this out before but it seems you have a selective memory.
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Originally posted by Sidd Finch But the real point, which you ignore, is Ty's. There are other things that are important to people besides increasing average incomes, including schools, health care, food, .
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These are hard to come by if the society doesn't have any money (aka tax base).
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Originally posted by Sidd Finch and not being tortured. Part of democracy is allowing people to make those choices. .
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Like letting the Germans pick the Nazis. If a country chooses bad economic policies, not only do the screw over their own people but they tend to become the rest of the worlds problem. We should put pressure on them to adopt the right policies.
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Originally posted by Sidd Finch Part of your professed neo-conservatism was also, supposedly, allowing people to make those choices. Now, we've learned that, in reality, your view is that the "free market" is far more important than democracy -- I put free market in quotes because the notion of a free market within a dictatorship is patently absurd..
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Why is that absurd? Under the Economist index Singapore has had the freest economy for years and you said yourself they are not really a democracy.
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Originally posted by Sidd Finch But, your view, it seems, is that if you install the dictatorship and everyone waits patiently, those who manage not to be tortured or disappeared will bask in the wealth they gain.
Hallelujah. Pass the Ayn Rand..
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If you think Ayn Rand support right wing dictators you don't understand her very well. In addtion, she is an atheist that thinks Capitalism is a moral end in iteself. I believe Capitalism is the best economic system because it provides the most benefits to most people. And it leads to stable democracy which is the true goal. But again the key word is stable, un unstable democracy ain't all that great.
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Originally posted by Sidd Finch PS: I've tried to change the subject but here we are again. Sigh.
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In order to change the subject you have to willing to not give the last word on the subject.
