“The nations with the highest standards of living have strongly entrenched welfare states.” How should a Libertarian address this statement?

Why not? Because statists are thick? [:S] Besides, just denouncing things as biased or wrong without pointing out specifically how isn’t that great of a tactic in a debate/argument.

When did the process of capital accumulation begin in Europe / the US, when in Hong Kong and Singapore? Even though technology and know-how can easily be copied from countries with a long history of capital accumulation, the average person in developing territories obviously cannot imitate the bank…

They have pretty low literacy compared to other developed nations (something like 92%).

Yes sorry. *are That is a good point. Very well put, sir. They have pretty low literacy compared to other developed nations (something like 92%). I can smell an argument for public education on the horizon from statists… [:P]

IMO the best argument to be made is one of rapidity of developement. There is not one case of a welfare state that would be experiencing rapid economic growth. Economic growth has always occured in relatively free conditions. That is true wether we are talking about 19th century Western Europe or th…

Well, I don’t know the specifics of the UN criteria. Nonetheless, it’s completely valid to assume that they would be biased. Moreover, the burden of proof is on the person claiming that they are fair to prove it.

First admit that without The State (or State Government, if he prefers to use the term government, it might help for clarity), & assuming with the free-markets being utilized for functions that used to be monopolized via The State, a standard of living would be A.) Different to attain, maintain, & …

What statistic is being used to show that the economies are lagging?

High standard of living and the welfare state

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krazy_kaju January 5, 2009, 8:51pm 24

Maybe you should check a thread that’s stickied in this very forum:

[url=The Myth of Scandinavian Socialism]The Myth of Scandinavian Socialism]

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