I agree 100% with you w/ regards to the Nordic countries vs the US. In that same vein, I really believe that there is a huge cognitive dissonance with many in

I agree 100% with you w/ regards to the Nordic countries vs the US. In that same vein, I really believe that there is a huge cognitive dissonance with many in the US, e.g. the majority of Bernie supporters, when it comes to the desire for a Nordic like social system and at the same time continued massive immigration of non-western cultures and ethnicities. >Before the United States can implement serious welfare reform, including U.B.I., we must solve this nation's racial integration problem. Of course, that is almost certainly not going to happen anytime soon. Tribalism in humans is not something that can easily be removed. Just like our industry has that saying, "pick two of three when buying software: done cheaply, done quickly, and done well", we are going to need to accept that nations, at least in the near-term, can pick one of two: "socialism/UBI or massive integration of cultures". It is common sense that a country cannot afford both. Even tiny Norway, with its vast Oil reserves, will soon have to make the choice. Events like Brexit, Trump's rise, etc. are different manifestations of this choice being made.