> Comparing governments based on taxes they levy is like comparing modes of transportation based on the amount of fuel they consume. I don't think this is a ve

> Comparing governments based on taxes they levy is like comparing modes of transportation based on the amount of fuel they consume. I don't think this is a very good analogy. We compare modes of transportation based on the amount of fuel they consume all the time. Unless I'm missing your point? And not everyone likes the Scandinavian countries. They are blessed by very homogeneous populations, in a region unscathed by war the past 70 years, with abundant natural resources, and stable governments. I wouldn't exactly consider them a good model for the rest of the world and I'm not sure what there is to like about them beyond these natural advantages and the fact that most of their people are very nice... Lucky would be more like it. For example, Norway, the richest per capita of them derives "Export revenues from oil and gas have risen to almost 50% of total exports and constitute more than 20% of the GDP."[0] not exactly something the rest of the world can model. [0]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norway#Economy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norway#Economy