[lbo-talk] Allure of the Maple Leaf

[Wojtek Sokolowski]

> True, but it would be interesting to think which country is likely to
> come out relatively unscathed in the event of a US economic meltdown
> (if the housing bubble bursts and/or the balance of financial terror
> gets upset).  Which country is secular, relatively prosperous, rich
> in fossil fuels, and the least dependent on the US economy?
> --
> Yoshie

Czech Republic or Finland.  The former has coal-generated electricity, the
former hydroelectric power.  Both are fairly prosperous, fairly progressive,
and fairly independent of the US economy.

Wojtek