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I probably pay more tax than you do (based on your comment). I live in Sweden, in Europe. For that I (and everyone around me) have free school up to and includ
by bjelkeman-again 3y ago
I probably pay more tax than you do (based on your comment).
I live in Sweden, in Europe. For that I (and everyone around me) have free school up to and including university studies (actually I would get paid USD 330 in grants, up to 240 weeks, plus the ability to take a loan, neither which I have to use for tuition fees).
I have nearly free health care and medicine (max costs for 12 months $120 and $230 respectively). Subsidised child care, and more.
Cost of living is lower in Sweden [1] rather than in the US, as a comparison (partially because the Swedish currency has dropped in value). But I don’t have to go bankrupt just because I got cancer and didn’t have a good health insurance or sign up for a massive debt to get a university education.
[1] https://livingcost.org/cost/sweden/united-states https://livingcost.org/cost/sweden/united-states
https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/compare_countries_result.jsp?country1=United+States&country2=Sweden https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/compare_countries_resu...
https://www.mylifeelsewhere.com/cost-of-living/sweden/united-states https://www.mylifeelsewhere.com/cost-of-living/sweden/united...
- DrThunder 3y agoYou're just reinforcing his/her 's point. It's not free. You're forcefully taking money out of people's pockets to support the system.
- bjelkeman-again 3y agoYes, we prefer to share the good stuff and not let a few hoard it. It actually makes everyone better off. There is no coincidence that the Nordic countries have a better life quality in essentially every way measured.