> ...does this mean we can extrapolate and figure out whether or not more social safety net containing countries... I've long assumed that financial insecurity

> ...does this mean we can extrapolate and figure out whether or not more social safety net containing countries... I've long assumed that financial insecurity leads to all sorts of bad outcomes. Alcoholism, abuse, suicide, etc. The damage spanning generations and very hard to heal. So I support any and all efforts to improve that security. Universal healthcare, universal childcare, affordable housing, living wages, parental leave, small business loans. Name it, I probably support it. In other words, Nordic style social democracy, or whatever it's called. But in truth, I don't actually know that kids in Denmark and Norway do better than in my home state. Overall. I feel like this is something I should know. I have friends who work on progressive policy issues. So I know tidbits. For instance, that generously investing in preschool greatly improves the lifetime outcomes of those kids. But I don't even know where to look for population level comparisons. And my quick foraging online was fruitless.