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> The majority of countries with these socialized services have suffered from the corruption, bureaucracy, and taxation innate with government control. The maj
by freeflight 5y ago
> The majority of countries with these socialized services have suffered from the corruption, bureaucracy, and taxation innate with government control.
The majority of these countries rank better on these metrics than the US does.
> This is with the notable exception of a few countries with vast natural resources providing an economic baseline
I can only think of one notable exception on that front, that being Norway with it's oil resources.
> more importantly a relatively small and homogenous population with similar needs and opinions
How exactly do you define "homogenous population" and why do you think "needs and opinions" are inherent to certain types of "population", which you apparently seem to use as a synonym for race?
- lucaspm98 5y agoScandinavian welfare system is only possible because Scandinavian countries are more or less small and homogeneous. Social stigma is huge part in making sure people do not freeload and do not abuse social safety nets. That social stigma will not work in big, diverse and marred by identity politics countries like the US or even Canada (in my opinion).
- freeflight 5y ago> That social stigma will not work in big, diverse and marred by identity politics countries like the US or even Canada (in my opinion). The social system analogue to the US is not Canada, Canada's policies in that regard are way more resembling of European systems than the US's, that applies not only to welfare systems, but also crime and incarceration [0]. As such, Canada is very much an example of how at least part of these policies can also work in North America, even with its allegedly exceptional scale and diversity. [0] https://youtu.be/wtV5ev6813I https://youtu.be/wtV5ev6813I