> who are not known for the smallness of their governments, consistently manage to have the highest standard of living and the most well-functioning and democra

> who are not known for the smallness of their governments, consistently manage to have the highest standard of living and the most well-functioning and democratic governments in the world? Their standard of living is not the highest. Moreover, they're basically monocultural. Minnesota works about as well as the Scandanavian countries.