As far as I can tell scandinava has all the alternate uses you mention and more, plus the education. But, your point still stands; what they dont have is an ab

As far as I can tell scandinava has all the alternate uses you mention and more, plus the education. But, your point still stands; what they dont have is an ability to push a button and wipe out the human race within 15 minutes, and fleets of stealth bombers flying low over every sporting event (support the troops you commie). All while the population struggles to figure out how many points their team will have if they score a field goal to add to the 7 points they scored in the first half. For the most part governement spending is finite and there is only so much total money that can be dished out. Exepct for in crisis (Covid / War / Great Recession / Election time) of course and then the magic money tree is found in the back yard.