Hello. I was hoping someone could illuminate for me, through their own writing, or preferrably with some added article links, how to better understand the situation overseas. I often am posed with the question as to how these other countries are doing so well that have high tax welfare states that p…

Read The Grass Is Not Always Greener: A Look at National Health Care Systems Around the World . European healthcare has problems. Here is a video about Sweden’s economy which supports the free market view. Economist Daniel J. Mitchell’s conclusion of the Scandinavian countries was, “The Nordic nati…

It’s a trade-off. In relative terms, Sweden is far more “business friendly” in terms of less regulations and barriers to entry than even the U.S.A., but the taxation is significantly higher. It’s important to remember that Sweden was the richest country per capita in the middle of the 20th century a…

Accounting for High-tax welfare states in Europe

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Here is a link to the “The Myth of Scandinavian Socialism” topic:

https://forum.freecapitalists.org/t/the-myth-of-scandinavian-socialism/4020

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Accounting for High-tax welfare states in Europe

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