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Re: The Reality of wealth distribution in this country
« Reply #60 on: March 23, 2013, 07:48:43 PM »
This is not true at all in a socialist society where you are predetermined at a early teen age as to what your career path will be.

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There is no such determination in any of the Scandinavian countries. What you say is not even true in Cuba.

In the US, a person's career path is greatly affected by their family and how much money that have.

There is certainly no equal opportunity for anyone to get into or graduate from Harvard, Stanford, Yale, or even the major state run universities.

It was certainly true in Iceland when i was there.

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Re: The Reality of wealth distribution in this country
« Reply #61 on: March 23, 2013, 09:04:08 PM »
Iceland is a prosperous middle-class country. I doubt that what you say is even remotely true.
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Re: The Reality of wealth distribution in this country
« Reply #62 on: March 24, 2013, 12:21:18 AM »
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Social Democracy, as in Denmark, is FAR more fair.

Is fair defined by being able to reach your full potential, or is fair defined by what the planners say is fair?

So should we avoid putting a ceiling on the potential for acheivement?

When the French start taking 75% off the top  of their welthy 1% they are going to level down.

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Re: The Reality of wealth distribution in this country
« Reply #63 on: March 24, 2013, 12:43:33 AM »
Iceland is a prosperous middle-class country. I doubt that what you say is even remotely true.

I have no reason to lie. I was there from 71-73. Bobby Fischer at at a table next to me when he played Boris Spasskey, I was there when Nixon met Pompidou. I ran a majority Icelandic crew on base. I knew these people. I knew the limitations of their choices.