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Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop
Just to take a popular counterexample, look at the Nordic countries, where the people have voted for social benefits much richer than you see in this country. Denmark, for example, hasn't collapsed.
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http://www.thepovertyline.net/united-states-of-america
http://www.thepovertyline.net/norway
Maybe it's Chicken/egg, but comparing us to Nordic countries is either stupid or contrived. Our poverty level is twice theirs, and we are way more spread out.
