From: "Dave Ings" 

Having lived in the US for about a year now, I'm not so sure I actually
believe that anymore (whereas I used to).

Of course if we are talking about state ownership of "the means of
production" neither country is particularly socialistic. But if we
talk in a looser sense, I think that American "socialism" is
implemented differently, but is very real nonetheless.

Examples that immediately pop into my head are government subsidy of
professional sports (as per the NYC West Side Stadium controversy and
numerous similar stadiums), defence contracting in general (much of which
is highly uncorrelated with military need versus regional pork barrelling),
corporate welfare handouts (aka incentives) to the auto companies -
especially in the Southern states, and subsidies and/or market
distortions/protections to various farmers groups who wield
disporportionate political power.

My point is not that Canada is without sin on these points (except for
sports stadiums - we generally don't do that) it's just that you tend to
notice someone else's "transgressions" more easily than your own.
--
Regards,
Dave Ings,
Toronto, Canada

"Mark"  wrote in message
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> In Canada? Doubtful. They're much more socialistic than we are (so far).
>
> "Geo"  wrote in message
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> > http://www.iht.com/articles/2004/12/12/business/pharmacy.html
> >
> > Canadian officials, worried about the threat of liability lawsuits and
the
> > problem of maintaining an adequate, reasonably priced supply of
> > prescription
> > drugs for their own population, are casting an increasingly wary eye on
> > the
> > industry.
> > .

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