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The US is one of the wealthiest MEDC countries, and "homogeneous population" is just racist drivel.

maccolgan 5y ago
If you can't understand why people would be more motivated for pay for socialized services when people who consume those services are more like themselves, you need to reflect on your worldview.
- beaconstudios 5y ago
  Call me crazy, but I think that human beings are fundamentally the same and deserve basic dignity. I believe it is actually you who needs to justify people extending less empathy to people of a different race. That seems like racism to me, and I thought we were supposed to be trying to move past that.
lucaspm98 5y ago
Scandinavian 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). Actually, cultural traits penetrate all aspects of their economic system not just welfare system. For example due to social norms business competition between two businesses may not be as adversarial as it is normally seen in the US, unions are not as adversarial in relation to corporations and corporations are not as adversarial toward unions, government bureaucrats are not as adversarial (and boneheaded) toward businesses as in the US and so on.
- beaconstudios 5y ago
  Canada has socialised healthcare, so you just disproved your own point.
  - lucaspm98 5y ago
    In a ranking of 11 high income country healthcare systems, Canada ranked 10th. They were only above the US, and I completely agree our system is fundamentally flawed as well. Source: https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/fund-reports/2021/aug/mirror-mirror-2021-reflecting-poorly https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/fund-reports/2...
    - beaconstudios 5y ago
      And that's because of what, there are non white people in Canada? That's a belief looking for a justification. The UK, France Germany and Sweden are also racially diverse.

If you can't understand why people would be more motivated for pay for socialized services when people who consume those services are more like themselves, you need to reflect on your worldview.

beaconstudios 5y ago
Call me crazy, but I think that human beings are fundamentally the same and deserve basic dignity. I believe it is actually you who needs to justify people extending less empathy to people of a different race. That seems like racism to me, and I thought we were supposed to be trying to move past that.

lucaspm98 5y ago

Scandinavian 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). Actually, cultural traits penetrate all aspects of their economic system not just welfare system. For example due to social norms business competition between two businesses may not be as adversarial as it is normally seen in the US, unions are not as adversarial in relation to corporations and corporations are not as adversarial toward unions, government bureaucrats are not as adversarial (and boneheaded) toward businesses as in the US and so on.

beaconstudios 5y ago
Canada has socialised healthcare, so you just disproved your own point.
- lucaspm98 5y ago
  In a ranking of 11 high income country healthcare systems, Canada ranked 10th. They were only above the US, and I completely agree our system is fundamentally flawed as well. Source: https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/fund-reports/2021/aug/mirror-mirror-2021-reflecting-poorly https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/fund-reports/2...
  - beaconstudios 5y ago
    And that's because of what, there are non white people in Canada? That's a belief looking for a justification. The UK, France Germany and Sweden are also racially diverse.