End of Liberalism/Return of Fascism

[Kasz216]

scottie said:

mrstickball said:

scottie said:

Except the fact that the total burden of taxes in America for the top 1% is higher today than at any point in the past 60 years.

 

 

The issue with both of your arguments are what actually make up a left-wing or right-wing government. Could you even empircally give a list of actual left-wing governments?

 

You are just misinformed, I am afraid. The rich are paying much less than they did 60 years ago, when they were taxed 91% of their personal income. 

As for a list of parties, the is European only, but anything on the left of the 'centrist' column is considered left wing, although I would generally describe Liberal Democrats as centrist. That might just be my Australian perspective. Our Lib Dems aren't really left wing at all.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Table_of_political_parties_in_Europe_by_pancontinental_organisation

Since you're posting in this thread yet completely ignoring my posts, i'm guessing your quietly conceding the fact that in recent bailout history it's been the rightwing groups of the country refusing bailouts.... and the leftwing groups trying to bail things?  As was the case BOTH in Iceland and the US.

Well and Germany for that matter.  Though Merkel is trying to get the bailouts of greek and italian banks done, it's mostly pressure from her own party and voters that are pushing against her making people think she may be done.