I assume that most Republicans and Conservatives haven’t read that much about the Swedish system. It’s actually a system that might work here: The Federal government provides minimum standards, and the county councils (sort of like our states) actually take care of getting it done.
I’m surprised no one’s suggested a hybrid federal/state solution.
At least it’s better than the Feds, yeah?
“I assume that most Republicans and Conservatives haven’t read that much about the Swedish system. It’s actually a system that might work here”
- I’m Swedish. I also happen to know a little bit about American society.
On the surface, our nations display many similarities, but most well educated people who know something about both cultures probably would agree that there also exists major differences.
Sweden, still, is a society very much founded on the traditional values of the Viking/Lutheran unit of the “by”; the village consisting of free, self-governing men (feudalism never haunted Sweden unlike many other parts of Europe), but also by the ways in which they were dependent on each other and agreed to cooperate in daily matters and defend themselves in times of war.
The US, on the other hand, is a culture based on the idea of the melting pot and the ideal of independence (not wishing to say there’s no team spirit among Americans, there sure is).
Sweden and USA have much to offer each other and among other things, we should support each other as we are brothers in arms in the WOT.
BUT, what works well in Sweden might end up a fiasco on American soil and the other way around..