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Right-wingers ludicrous critique of the Nordic countries - stpioc - 08-18-2018
This isn't a surprise. The Nordic countries represent something which can't exist in the right-wing universe. A big state, high taxes, generous welfare state with free universal healthcare, education, maternity leave, etc. but these are also generally successful economies with lots of innovation, high employment, dynamism and much lower inequality than the US. And these countries usually score at the top of social development indicators, happiness, trust, low crime and corruption, etc..
They have their problems of course, but if you look around in the world these countries are islands of welfare. These countries cannot exist because high taxes and a generous welfare state must lead to economic decline, if not outright road to serfdom. So here we have ridiculous right-wing arguments against the Nordic countries:
- Fox News Trish Regan compares Denmark to Venezuela
- Sweden is a disaster (former UKIP leader Nigel Farage on Fox)