[monkeyshine]

European standards of living are good. But it's due to incredible capital investment and management by the government, not private enterprise. This means high taxes on the people and low efficiency and accountability. Not a good combination for future growth. The government wants to keep these people employed even when they are no longer needed.

[andy_card]

This means high taxes on the people and low efficiency and accountability. Not a good combination for future growth.

Preaching to the choir my friend. What I took issue with was the absurd statement that Sweden (or any other country in Central or Western Europe, for that matter) is a third-world country. By any objective standard, that's pure horse pucky. Infested w/leftists. Yes. Third world. No.