"All that redistribution hasn't made the Nordic poor richer than the American poor but it has made the rich poorer." I'll take issue with this - the poor in No

"All that redistribution hasn't made the Nordic poor richer than the American poor but it has made the rich poorer." I'll take issue with this - the poor in Nordic countries and Britain have a much stronger social safety net. So maybe a better conclusion is that in Britain they are still as poor as before, but with access to similar health care as the rich (who are slightly less rich to allow for this).