mrstickball said:
I'll fall on the side of 'What we have isn't free market capitalism'
Isn't spain still run by the socialist party? Hasn't France had some of the most burdensome regulations for business? As far as I know, this is the case. Why then do you think that these figures are a referendum on less capitalism?
As HS and Mafoo have said, the issue lies with how many governments have integrated capitalism into their system. Many want the free market as it provides a good system for increased productivity. However, they want the 'safety' of social programs to make sure certain voter blocs don't get ticked off (corporate or poor blocs)
I wish they would have asked countries in the top 5 for economic freedom how they felt about their system. Many of the countries' polled are pretty low on the Heritage index for economic freedom..
France - #64
Mexico - #49
Brazil - #105
Ukraine - #152
Yeah. Definately some free nations there. Those were the top 4 most dissatisfied nations. Methinks they need more freedom, not less. As others have said, it seems that the pollisters assume what countries have is actually freedom. Why didn't they ask Hong Kong about their economic system?
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It's a world poll of over 29,000 people, not a poll of the most Free Market places which would only create a biased result. To get a good aspect of world views you have to poll as many differing views as possible. Look at the Polish views as a good example in this poll, a country which entered the EU a few years ago and has only prospered since, before then it suffered with the fall of communism and struggled on it's own.
And you are using France as an example above? One of the richest most powerful countries in the world with one of the best healthcare systems? Nice choice. What kind of poll would it be if the only results they showed and took were those of people screaming praise for a system that's recently failed us?
