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Re: Finland again
- To: PEN-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Subject: Re: Finland again
- From: Jim Devine <jdevine03@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2005 09:17:04 -0700
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>Having never been to Finland, I am in no position to judge for sure whether
Finns have excessive aversion to risk<
I haven't been to Finland, either, but it's possible that the welfare
state encourages working people to take risks, because they have a
"safety net" to fall back on. (Hey, maybe I should try to be an
artist! or write the Great Finnish Novel!)
Capitalist sorts already have such a safety net (their personal
wealth) so they wouldn't have a significantly greater tendency to take
risks. But the "welfare state" may involve all sorts of government
regulations that discourage risk-taking, especially when it's seen as
socially detrimental.
JD
- Thread context:
- 1491,
Jim Devine Mon 22 Aug 2005, 03:09 GMT
- Re: 1491,
Max B. Sawicky Mon 22 Aug 2005, 12:51 GMT
- Finland again,
michael perelman Mon 22 Aug 2005, 02:51 GMT
- Re: from ML,
Jim Devine Mon 22 Aug 2005, 02:32 GMT
- Re: Cardiac cost of capitalism?,
Michael Perelman Mon 22 Aug 2005, 00:26 GMT
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