Depends on your country I guess, but those that didn't seem to be far more successful with their budgets. It would also mean that the practice of not increasin

Depends on your country I guess, but those that didn't seem to be far more successful with their budgets. It would also mean that the practice of not increasing wages can continue. If you ask businesses to increase wages by 4% every year, I think the "new" economic model will quickly fall out of fashion again. edit: And you basically argue that the economic strategy of Spain or Italy is superior to that of nordic countries, which is questionable in my opinion. Maybe it is "popular" because some countries have large amounts of debt?