Sweden is actually trying to peel back some of the layers of taxation and socialism.. sadly California is rushing headlong into more of it with nary a concern for the costs to ensue.
Yep, we are like the old Sweden, not the current one.
I'd feel much more comfortable with sadly California's political class
To those who raise the issue of republican democracy, I counter with the rise of the Austrian (elected by 22% of those elgible) and the influence of aliens in SoCal's legislative pluarlity.