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Isn’t every single nation known to man making decisions that best serve themselves?
Norway puts all its oil money into a national trust it uses to improve the quality of life for its citizens like provide free education. The US government says its illegal to cancel student debt.
But the post is about foreign policy not internal policy
People keep saying this but never providing proof this is true.
I know google sucks now but it isn't hard to find facts online. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_Pension_Fund_of_Norway
Thanks for the link. So the Oil Fund seems no different than any other countries pension fund, with the exception that it relies heavy on 25 particular U.S. oil companies and hopes they remain profitable.
Great sounds good for the environment...
I think I told someone the other day that nobody was suggesting liberals supported imperialist activities on the basis of their liberal ideology
I think I owe that person an apology