> The reason Nordics stick with the system is because they can see that they come out ahead—not just as a group, but as individuals. Everyone cannot "come out

> The reason Nordics stick with the system is because they can see that they come out ahead—not just as a group, but as individuals. Everyone cannot "come out ahead." Surely, there must be some people who are paying more into the system than they are getting out. The rest are voting away the dollars of the others. Moreover, economics is about "what is seen, and what is not seen." What might this money be doing otherwise? That can't be answered. But it stands to reason that the owners of the money would be attempting to put it to profitable use.