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> Massachusetts can't just decide to become a Scandanavian-style welfare state if it can't control the flow of people and commerce across its borders In the EU
by gonvaled 10y ago
> Massachusetts can't just decide to become a Scandanavian-style welfare state if it can't control the flow of people and commerce across its borders
In the EU we have some countries with Scandinavian-style welfare states, and some without it. And still the EU exists, which seems impossible according to your comment.
- rayiner 10y agoAll of the pre-2000s EU members have robust welfare states. It's an open question whether the EU will continue to exist with all the new members (or whether it would have continued to exist taking on countries like Turkey like it was originally on course to do).
- gonvaled 10y ago> taking on countries like Turkey like it was originally on course to do Pushed by the UK and the US