Posted on 10/18/2015 6:52:59 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Scandinavians-—blond and blue-eyed!
Why Public school systems cannot be run efficiently once they reach a size where the superintendent/his deputy does not know every principal in his schools and they share his views of doing things. Scale.
Manipulism and the Weapon of Guilt: Collectivism Exposed. Link
Scandina finds welfare habit too costly. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2013-08-30/scandinavia-s-weakest-nation-finding-welfare-habits-unaffordable
Any country where people pay 25% sales tax, $5 per gallon gasoline tax, $20 per pack cigarette tax, and a whole bunch of other outrageous taxes is utopia to a Socialist like Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton, or Barack Obama.
The Scandinavian countries are nearly the same as the rest of Socialist Europe countries with high taxes and huge government bureaucracies to redistribute the wealth.
I do hear some younger folks in the USA who say they want to live in Europe because health care is free. But these same dingbats do not realize free healthcare and a whole bunch of other free stuff is paid by them via huge taxes on everything.
Welcome to Sweden
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KSJY0c8QWw
Good old Mises and Hayek — two of my favorite guys, although it’s been so long since I’ve read them that I can’t remember which one made which argument either. The gist of both was similar but they had slightly different angles. There was a great article posted here a few years ago that compared them and IIRC concluded that Mises’s argument was a little stronger, although I can’t remember why.
If Sweden Left The EU and Joined the US, It Would Be the Poorest U.S. State, Below Even Mississippi
“Swede and Sour,” by Swedish author and blogger Johan Norberg, here are some excerpts:
If Sweden left the EU and joined the U.S. we would be the poorest state of America. Using fixed prices and purchasing power parity adjusted data, the median household income in Sweden in the late 1990s was the equivalent of $26,800 compared with a median of $39,400 for U.S. households - before taxes. And then we should remember that Sweden has the world´s highest taxes.
http://mjperry.blogspot.com/2007/11/sweden-mississippi-if-sweden-joined-us.html
But these same dingbats do not realize free healthcare and a whole bunch of other free stuff is paid by them via huge taxes on everything................................................ My cousins think its great, sure the money goes out but after it goes out they still have enough for themselves to spend on what they need. ??? I don’t know why they like it, but they do feel secure with it. When you only have a population of 6 million I guess its easier to work with?
Bernie is woefully behind the times. Socialist utopia Sweden, for instance, is beset with problems stemming from its socialism attracting Muzz immigrants, resulting in burgeoning welfare, burgeoning rape,burgeoning debt, and burgeoning who knows what else.
Actually in Norway the sales tax is 28% but 15% for food. Norway is the 4th largest exporter of oil in the world but we pay $8-10 a gallon.
RE: If Sweden Left The EU and Joined the US, It Would Be the Poorest U.S. State, Below Even Mississippi
SOURCE: http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/28000.html
Mississipi Demographics:
White alone, percent, 2014 (a) 59.7%
Black or African American alone, percent, 2014 (a) 37.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2014 (a) 0.6% 1.2%
Asian alone, percent definition and source info Asian alone, percent, 2014 (a) 1.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2014 (b) 3.0%
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Sweden on the other hand is over 90% native Swede. The population is CULTURALLY HOMOGENOEUS ( so far, but it’s changing with immigration ).
http://www.clrsearch.com/Sweden-Demographics/ME/Population-by-Race-and-Ethnicity
There are many questions to ask regarding Mississippi vs Sweden. First — what would the former be like if the population were over 90% white like Sweden?
That’s not a PC question, so it’s not supposed to be asked.
Excellent observation!
The five countries commonly considered "Scandinavia" had a total population of 15 million in 2012.
Viewed as a State in the U.S. it would be collectively ranked as #5!
Bernie has a pair of distorting socialist utopia glasses, and evidently total ignorance about the world and the social dynamics of national identity and politics.
Until recently, every one of those countries had homogeneous populations and, most importantly each are autonomous (unlike the U.S. States which have all been hijacked, held prisoner, and robbed blind by an overreaching central government and its colossal corrupt bureaucracy.)
Any comparison of the U.S. with Scandinavia is an exercise in gross ignorance. Not a good quality in a presidential aspirant.
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