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To: thames_sider who wrote (90395)	10/16/2008 7:26:21 PM
From: Cogito	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 541789

>>Oh, agreed. Norway is incredibly advantaged: although arguably no more than many other small nations with a lot of oil wealth. But they've also been extremely sensible in how they use that wealth, and in the kind of society they've tried to create notwithstanding the money. And they actually have ethical considerations about how they invest, which I believe is unique in sovereign funds. I don't know if it's something common to Scandinavian societies, and then Norway added oil wealth to that... but there are reasons that they always top the 'quality of life' charts rather than places like Dubai, Borneo or Azerbaijan.<< TS - Sweden, Denmark, and Iceland all have progressive, socially conscious governments. I'm fairly sure the Finns do, as well, but I don't know as much about them. (Except that they like to Tango, which they do without ever smiling. I'm kidding. I do know more about them than that.) Each of these countries benefits from being extremely homogenous, culturally. There is widespread general agreement about what is good and what is bad in life. In that way, they aren't like the US at all. - Allen