The Iraqi who saved Norway from oil (2009)

Re:The Iraqi who saved Norway from oil (2009) by NegatioN on Sunday June 07, 2015 @05:24AM (#9673958)

I can't verify this particular story, although it sounds true. However, all the general stuff about norwegian policies and ways of thinking are correct.

Interestingly enough, the government involved norwegian philosophers when making plans for all the oil-money that was going to come in. This in turn lead to the oil-fund we have today, where the government can only spend the returns of it, and never dig into the actual fund itself.

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Re:The Iraqi who saved Norway from oil (2009) by petercooper on Sunday June 07, 2015 @09:52AM (#9674603)

Interestingly enough, the government involved norwegian philosophers

It makes me wonder what it'd be like if, as a nation, our upper house of government were replaced with a long-standing group of politically independent philosophers and other "wise people" (here in the UK there is a little of this, as the House of Lords has 26 "Lords Spiritual" who are all Church of England bishops - something more secular but in a similar spirit would also be nice).

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Re:The Iraqi who saved Norway from oil (2009) by lamuerteflaca on Sunday June 07, 2015 @11:30AM (#9675012)

The United States supreme court is the closest thing we have.

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