Comments by "Halfdan Ingolfsson" (@Halli50) on "Joe Scott" channel.

  1. What is being described here is the current reality of the underdogs in the US, i.e. the colored class! Lead poisoning of children? Check out Flint, Michigan. Long working hours and low pay? Check out just about everywhere in the US. High birth, infant and mortality rate? Compare US statistics to the rest of the western world. It is shameful! Misinformation? Where to begin... Life for the lower classes in the US are in many ways comparable to the same in Victorian England. The main difference is that Victorian problems were caused by lack of knowledge, the US does NOT have that excuse!
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  2. Hilarious! Watching a US American's careful and convoluted approach to even TRY to explain the concept of non-capitalism to the hopelessly narrow-minded US public is fun! I have lived in one of the Nordic Countries all my life and I know that Capitalism is useful and necessary PROVIDED it is kept on a tight rain! It provides incentive for innovation and entrepreneurs, but will ruin any society if allowed to run free (the US is a prime example!). A sensible balance is all that is needed! We call it a "mixed economy", others call it social-democracy but, regardless of the label used, IT BLOODY WELL WORKS FOR THE ENTIRE POPULATION! The rich get to be rich (but not overwhelmingly so), corporations are allowed to become prosperous (but not without solidly contributing to the society that makes them sustainable) while the general public are able to live comfortably with only one job (that's why prosperous countries are considered "expensive"). Most important, no one is left out when it comes to health care, education and general security an happiness, the concept of "why should I pay for the health care and education of my neighbors" is an alien concept to us. We are all in this together. The pandemic is a test case. Compare the results the "WE-minded" countries have achieved to the results the "I, me, mine-minded" countries do. From Europe to Asia, the Americas are NOT winners (Canadian America and some others being an exception).
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