Robyn "Blumnata" Blumner, editorial columnist for the St. Petersburg Times, periodically recommends socialist solutions from other nations as models for the United States. Columns over the past few years, for example, have extolled the wonders of the Spanish economy and, more recently, the model in Germany. The latter, of course, ignored that nation's recent leaning toward market-based economic reform.
In a blog post dedicated to that most recent Blumner column, I promised a poll to allow reader(s) to predict the next Western European socialist nation she would offer as a model for the U.S.
There's probably something liberal enough to call "socialist" in every Western European nation, as least enough to make Blumner think it would be good for America, so I've listed every nation of Western Europe among the selections. If a new country forms in Western Europe I'll add it to the list.
The poll will remain open until Jan. 2011 unless Blumner tips her hand before that. Good luck!
Look for the poll in the sidebar, lower right near the bottom.
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