Saturday, June 22, 2013

Can Liberal Democrats make better capitalists?

Liberal Democrats. Terribly nice people, mean well, not necessarily focussed on profit. Perhaps not the sort of people you would think of first for financial advice, at least not if you want to be rich. Security for widows and orphans, maybe, but raging capitalism, that's for Conservatives, isn't it?

Or is it? Being internationalists, liberals are potentially better at geopolitics - as long as it doesn't involve invading people - and as rather less dogmatic souls, they might well be more creative in their thinking.

It's an interesting question, isn't it? Something to discuss during a quiet stretch at Federal Conference - during the constitutional amendments debate, or the Leader's speech, perhaps. But it's only a theoretical debate, right? Well, not necessarily. Just as football fans have Fantasy Football, wannabe millionaires can play Fantasy Investment Banker, as long as someone is willing to 'host' it.

You'd have to have rules, of course. How much one theoretically has to invest, what types of assets it could be invested in, the period over which the contest lasts, how performance is measured. But it is an interesting question, isn't it?

So, anyone interested?

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