norway funds everything by a state controlled oil industry
Other First World Countries: Hey, look at how we handle these problems. It’s working out great for us. We’ve created an outline you could follow to improve your situation, America.
America: drools and continues trying to put the square block in the round hole
I’ve had this exact discussion with people.
My second favorite kind of conservative:
“Let’s do a UBI instead of all this commie welfare stuff! But also lower billionaire and corporate taxes to zero! Why won’t someone do something about inflation?”
UBI is a good policy fight me
Sure, if it’s tax supported. By a tax designed to prevent billionaires from existing.
Here’s the thing. They kind of do have socialism. The government has a controlling interest in their biggest industry. They also have a government that is very responsive to the people. I’d argue they have one of the most successful examples of socialism in the world.
They don’t advertise it. I’ve seen a right wing guy identify them as such, and then praising the Anders attack from 20 years ago as punishment for their socialism. I think it was the chinless guy who follows Theil around.
The Norwegian government has 60 to 70% of the shares in Equinor, and all oil companies on the Norwegian continental shelf had to provide daily and monthly drilling and boring reports, and the companies are taxed heavily.
Source: worked on the software that was used for these reports, and I’m Norwegian.
This shows Americans haven’t got a clue of what socialism is.
