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Weren't the Nordic countries actually doing better without their social-welfare programs?
Why aren't all the other countries that enjoyed rampant social policy spending emerge on those lists? Why are some countries that had heavy entitlement programs about to collapse the entire Euro currency?
Tell you what, I'll take a nice rich neighborhood and turn it socialist. Then I'll take a poor neighborhood and turn it socialist. When one stays rich and the other stays poor I'll point at the rich ones that their policies are a one-size-fits-all for economic and political success. Everyone likes to make fun of libertarians by telling them to take Libertarianism to Somalia... well to that I say take your socialism there too and see where that leaves you.
To hell with it, if you really want more social welfare policy feel free to give more of your paycheck to the IRS... the SAME entity that collects money already to hand over to the SAME government that spends your money so wisely on all the things it promises. One thing about America is that almost every taxpayer isn't satisfied with how their 'share' is being spent.... yet people are calling for MORE money as if it will somehow be used for better purposes rather than divided up into where it's already going. If anyone is going to waste my money I'd rather it be me spending it on useless junk food and overpriced alcohol.
If i remember correctly a real economic growth happened in Norway when the Right Party were in charge, but then it was also a time when Norway found oil.