Quote Originally Posted by Geoff Parkstone View Post
Ah yes Norway with it's two trillion oil fund who basically saved its surplus north sea oil profits for future generations of the people. If only we had had such foresight rather than spunking it all away. And what have we got to show for it? **** all. Bloody economic disaster
Thatcher used it to fund her war on the miners and others and introduce the ****ed up version of economics we currently practise in the UK.

Yes Norway is an outlier to an extent, but then Sweden and Finland are also good example's of high tax economies.

I'm not claiming that these are perfect, but then is any institution, organisation or indeed personal life where human beings are involved perfect?