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 Melissia wrote:
The perfect market also doesn't technically exist, like anything that's perfect :/

Then again,neither really does a free market.

The difference is that the perfect market is something you attempt to move towards - every step closer is better for producers and consumers.

Whereas the free market is a piece of political nonsense that means nothing.


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 AlmightyWalrus wrote:
Swedbank is an Australian company?

Fair enough, I overstated my point. Other banking systems, through similar models of regulation, managed to stay clear of the GFC as well.


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 Frazzled wrote:
The Canadian Banks would like to disagree with you as well. We did just fine thanks.

That's true. Canada, thanks to having similar regulations in place as Australia, also avoided the worst of the GFC.

Which really, really sounds like an excellent point for following their regulatory models.

But who would like to live like a third world country like Sweden?

Trust me. Sweden is not third world. Not even close.

Yea but Swedish meatballs are over rated.

But but but but Sweden is under the thrall of godless socialism and if it isn't a third world country than maybe socialism is sometimes good? What about the godless part? Can that be good? I'm so confused, you guys, I'm so confused.

Take a trip to Afghanistan for a year. That will unconfuse you

Wait, Afghanistan is a social democracy?

TheHammer wrote:
Wait, Afghanistan is a social democracy?

No fool. Afghanistan has Swedish meatballs. Keep up already!

Currey style

 Jihadin wrote:
Trust me. Sweden is not third world. Not even close.

Come again?

So your equal to Afghanistan? As a third world country? If we go by the map on the page thats dated 1975.

 AlmightyWalrus wrote:

 Jihadin wrote:
Trust me. Sweden is not third world. Not even close.

Come again?

The soviet union is right next to you! Why won't you be a part of the first world!

 Jihadin wrote:
So your equal to Afghanistan? As a third world country? If we go by the map on the page thats dated 1975.

That's not what I said, is it?

Think we working under two different concept. Agreed?

Jihadin...you're not using the right def. of fist,second, third-word....Sweden is indeed a third world country...they aren't NATO or PACT aligned

Then I stand corrected good sir