# Big Government is Failing - Again

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [May 18, 2010, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-government-is-failing-again/539946 "2010-05-18T23:01:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2010, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-government-is-failing-again/539946/93 "2010-05-20T18:02:18Z")

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The OP’s own words:

> [@France at a political crossroads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/france-at-a-political-crossroads/401230/71):
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> BTW, here’s the group of countries France is in for Economic freedom:
> 
> The Slovak Republic  
> Latvia  
> Malta  
> Portugal  
> Hungary  
> France  
> Jamaica  
> Panama  
> Malaysia  
> Mexico  
> Thailand
> 
> Here’s the equivalent group for the UK:
> 
> Hong Kong  
> Singapore  
> Australia  
> United States  
> New Zealand  
> United Kingdom  
> Ireland  
> Luxembourg  
> Switzerland  
> Canada
> 
> Which group would you rather be in?

My emphasis.

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