Q: What about Sweden?
A: When discussing government and how fucked up it is, I usually hear this refrain. What about Sweden? Isn't Sweden a socialist country? Doesn't socialism work there?
This article answers the question way better than I can. Essentially, Sweden is labeled a socialist country when it isn't. But they do offer welfare and socialized medicine. This video from Reason discusses that as well:
Sweden is not as rosy as you think on the socialist side of the equation. But there is one telling fact that sticks in my brain. It is the fact that most of the welfare is returned to the middle class who pays for it. This doesn't make it optimal or ideal, but it is like getting back your stolen wallet with a little bit of cash removed. One of the hallmarks of socialism is a redistribution of wealth, but this redistribution is not the case in Sweden.
Sweden is the national equivalent of Magic Johnson. Magic has HIV, but he has lived a healthy long life in spite of the diagnosis. Does this mean that getting HIV is a good idea? Fuck no. Likewise, Sweden has prospered in spite of socialist fucktards doing their best to fuck up a good thing in Sweden with some success in their tomfuckery. None of this recommends a socialist or mixed economy model for us to emulate.
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