Comments on: A Failure of Capitalism? http://peacecorpsworldwide.org/popular-freakonomics/2010/01/20/a-failure-of-capitalism/ It is very difficult to cull from the financial news media what really happens behind the scenes on Wall St. and in Washington. Much of it has been masked from the public view, especially over the past 20 years. This has led to an abysmal ignorance of matters economic, which has enabled much of the financial excesses of late. I intend to pull back the veil of mystery in order to explain and analyze the meaning of the many changes to our economic system in this decade. Much of Popular Freakonomics is culled from my weekly syndicated columns – Popular Economics Weekly and The Mortgage Corner – that I have been writing for ten years. Enjoy, and feel free to comment. — Harlan Green, Turkey V Sat, 31 Jul 2010 21:42:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Leo Cecchini http://peacecorpsworldwide.org/popular-freakonomics/2010/01/20/a-failure-of-capitalism/comment-page-1/#comment-53 Leo Cecchini Thu, 21 Jan 2010 22:04:49 +0000 http://peacecorpsworldwide.org/popular-freakonomics/2010/01/20/a-failure-of-capitalism/#comment-53 Harlen. The picture you paint, or is it Krugman, of life in Europe is a bit romaticized. I live in Europe much of the year and spent most of my diplomatic career in Europe. Autos are a necessity in Europe as much as in the USA. People do choose homes according to school locations. Yes, health care is less of a personal problem but there are problems. At this moment Spain is complaining about Norhthern Europeans clogging up their health care facilities. You may be surprised to know that the European country with the highest defense budget as a share of its overall budget, save Russia, is Sweden. And Sweden was neutral in the two World Wars. Harlen. The picture you paint, or is it Krugman, of life in Europe is a bit romaticized. I live in Europe much of the year and spent most of my diplomatic career in Europe. Autos are a necessity in Europe as much as in the USA. People do choose homes according to school locations. Yes, health care is less of a personal problem but there are problems. At this moment Spain is complaining about Norhthern Europeans clogging up their health care facilities.

You may be surprised to know that the European country with the highest defense budget as a share of its overall budget, save Russia, is Sweden. And Sweden was neutral in the two World Wars.

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