tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464708.post2249055351703612455..comments2024-02-29T05:08:47.676-05:00Comments on Kids Prefer Cheese: Europe: you guys know it's not a single country, right?Mungowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02340064320347875601noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464708.post-63428069411372609912012-04-26T00:58:28.589-04:002012-04-26T00:58:28.589-04:00Yeah , its not a single country but its the most f...Yeah , its not a single country but its the most favorite tourist destination for all of us and as we are going to have <a href="http://www.olympicstable.com/dopetests.php" rel="nofollow"> London 2012 Olympic Games </a> in Europe only , the entire Europe will be on focus for not less than 3 months,and its a good time for all these countries to attract more and more tourist to their nation and improve their GDP.Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00596003686888356035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464708.post-43335446131143965912010-05-05T09:37:50.215-04:002010-05-05T09:37:50.215-04:00Well, on Ireland, they "bought" their ec...Well, on Ireland, they "bought" their economic performance on loans, which tanked when the economic tanked. Bad luck for them. However, when I compare Ireland in the late 80s and Ireland today, I'd say they have (had?!) now something resembling market economy. They freed up a lot of economic power by lowering tax rates, fe.<br /><br />Norway has oil and a prudent spending policy. Actually Norway is fiscally sound (thous the Kronen is a very good anti-inflation investment) and they try very hard to only spend what they make. However, they still depend much on their oil richness. We will see how it goes when that runs out.<br /><br />I am bit suprised by Denmark, isn't that the country that's supposed to be the best place in the world according to the UN. Then again economic indicators don't tell the truth about pleasantness to live in such a country (which is subsidized by the state in a big way in Europe - just think Light Rail!).<br /><br />I'm a bit surprised by France relative to Germany, because the usual line goes that France is poorer than Germany (and that is true: income levels in France are lower (about 10k) and costs of living are higher (BIG VAT!!)). This model does seem to indicate something different.<br />It'd be nice to know how that fits <br />in.<br /><br />I am not a big fan of GDP, because f.e. France is a consumption-heavy country, while Germany is more prudent in that it SAVES A LOT!Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00950263043962148304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464708.post-45189631843686014982010-01-27T02:54:15.878-05:002010-01-27T02:54:15.878-05:00Knit Boots
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