Slog - Comments on The Source http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_source_1 From where comes Wall Street Journal's big idea, "The Europeanization of America"? So where is the new Obama administration likely to take us? Seven things seem certain: * The U.S. military will withdraw from Iraq quickly and substantially, regardless of conditions on the ground or the obvious consequence of emboldening terrorists there and around the globe. * Protectionism will become our national trade policy; free trade agreements with other nations will be reduced and limited. * Income taxes will rise on middle- and upper-income people and businesses, and individuals will pay much higher Social Security taxes, all to carry out... Copyright 2008 Mon, 27 Oct 2008 12:35:47 -0800 Tue, 28 Oct 2008 01:33:54 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Carollani god willing.

]]> Carollani http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_source_1#c1183870 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_source_1#c1183870 2008 Mon, 27 Oct 2008 12:56:13 -0800 Comment by Vince Well, the absolute mess made of everything from health care to our infrastructure to two badly run wars, one of which wasn't even needed, is proof we can do without Republicans.
Senator Ted Steven's guilty verdict is just more proof the Republican's don't deserve power.

]]> Vince http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_source_1#c1183877 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_source_1#c1183877 2008 Mon, 27 Oct 2008 13:02:41 -0800 Comment by whatevernevermind Amazing that of the seven things of which the WSJ is certain, six or seven of them will likely never come to pass.

]]> whatevernevermind http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_source_1#c1183881 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_source_1#c1183881 2008 Mon, 27 Oct 2008 13:05:44 -0800 Comment by inkweary The WSJ sounds more like Fox News every day. Murdoch said he wasn't going to make big changes in editorial policy. Right.

]]> inkweary http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_source_1#c1183885 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_source_1#c1183885 2008 Mon, 27 Oct 2008 13:08:03 -0800 Comment by Abby Europe is neat. I'm all for becoming Europe.

]]> Abby http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_source_1#c1183919 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_source_1#c1183919 2008 Mon, 27 Oct 2008 13:27:38 -0800 Comment by PC Actually the "European" system exists in Japan, Australia, Canada, too.

IOW the "European" system they are wailing about is the system the whole industrialized world has, except for USA pretty much.

It's called social democracy, maybe you
ve heard of it? NAtionalized health care, free college tuition, more distributionist taxes, but still basically (a) capitalist and (b) democratic.

So yeah let's please cop to this I am very tired of wussy liberals running away from what they really believe in, yes, we're for Europeanizing America and Japanizing it and fuck yeah we're going to have their kind of national health care soon.

In other words, WSJ is correct and our answer should be fuckin' A!

]]> PC http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_source_1#c1183942 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_source_1#c1183942 2008 Mon, 27 Oct 2008 13:37:38 -0800 Comment by max solomon oh noz, we're going to be SWEDEN! heaven forfend!

]]> max solomon http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_source_1#c1183956 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_source_1#c1183956 2008 Mon, 27 Oct 2008 13:45:24 -0800 Comment by keshmeshi Could someone explain why an open ballot is pro-union? I guess it allows the union organizers to pressure people into voting for them, but it seems like the inverse is also true, that business owners can use those votes against their employees.

]]> keshmeshi http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_source_1#c1183974 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_source_1#c1183974 2008 Mon, 27 Oct 2008 13:53:59 -0800 Comment by Original Monique Damn Sweden with its....uh....happy, educated, healthy, well-off people.

WTF THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH SWEDEN?! WHY DO THEY HATE FREEDOM?!? AND MONEY?!? WHYYYYYYY?!?! PLEASE DON'T LET US GET LIKE THAT!

]]> Original Monique http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_source_1#c1183988 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_source_1#c1183988 2008 Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:01:17 -0800 Comment by Cato the Younger Younger @8, excactly correct about voting for Unions, big business wants to know which of it's employees are trying to unionize.

But, I love how the WSJ does not substantiate a single claim they make.

]]> Cato the Younger Younger http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_source_1#c1184024 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_source_1#c1184024 2008 Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:24:50 -0800 Comment by Abby @9: and its pretty pretty soccer players, of which one of my favorites is looking likely to be playing here in the spring.

]]> Abby http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_source_1#c1184037 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_source_1#c1184037 2008 Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:36:45 -0800 Comment by Jay Europeanization is the new Africanization.

]]> Jay http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_source_1#c1184155 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_source_1#c1184155 2008 Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:35:41 -0800 Comment by M'thew Uhm, not to be an annoyance, but in the Netherlands healthcare has been largely privatized (not really an improvement so far), college fees are up, unemployment benefits are down... It used to be a social democracy, but it's been dismantled pretty much over the last 10 to 15 years. Other european countries are following suit.
So... Europeans are complaining that things are "Americanizing", Americans are afraid that they will be Europeanized?

Gimme a break.

]]> M'thew http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_source_1#c1184521 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_source_1#c1184521 2008 Tue, 28 Oct 2008 01:33:54 -0800