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by Ar-Curunir 23 days ago
Given that a number of modern social and economic problems can be traced back to Thatcher and Reagan policies, anybody quoting Thatcher unironically should not be taken seriously.
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mangodrunk 23 days ago
What specific “modern social and economic problems” can be attributed to them? The 90s was a period of economic growth after their policies proved to be effective.
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Mallory_Ringess 23 days ago
Given that Socialism has shown time and time again to lead to economical and societal disaster, anyone supporting it unironically should not be taken seriously.

Show me the proof of a working Socialist system [1] and I might change my mind. Otherwise you're just deflecting through misplaced ad-hominems.

[1] No, the Scandinavian countries are not socialist countries - I live in one of then. Neither is the Netherlands, nor France nor any other European country.

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trolleski 23 days ago
A lot of things in USSR did not work - but they did educate masses upon masses of people in reading, writing and stem.

Similarly, it's still unheard of in Europe to go bankrupt because of healthcare.

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Ar-Curunir 23 days ago
Whatever Mamdani is implementing is also not USSR-style socialism. It’s at best similar to the system you live in Europe.
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rootusrootus 23 days ago
Indeed, a cursory check suggests that these kinds of tax schemes are common in Europe.
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