Bump for good read in OP.

Liberals here don't actually want the Swedish system at all.  They just want certain surface aspects of it that aren't really the core of it.

ummmm....my first wife was Swedish.

I lived in Sweden for years

I still own property in Sweden

A number of my family are still there.

that being said...Great article OP!

in some ways I see Sweden and the USA being similar....the FSA is alive and well in both countries...and the hand wringing liberals are alive and well in both.  

It is funny to watch the libs try and figure out how to shit money out of their asses for supporting immigrants...which are practically given everything when I was there.  A classic story was my neighbor in Goteborg.  There were a number of immigrants that newly arrived that lived in the neighborhood.  He stripped down an old bicycle...repainted it from the bare metal...installed a new seat, brakes, tires, a basket for carrying groceries, etc.  It was a GREAT looking bike.  He told me he was going to give the immigrant family this bike to help out.

Several days later...after he gave the bike to them....he was PISSED OFF.  I asked him what happened.  

They Sold the bike....bought a used piece of shit car....that they could not afford, and were back to square one financially

Classic liberalism at work there

PS..I love Sweden.....great people....if you get past the liberals.....remarkably middle class......hated the heath care system though.  You do get much more compared to the US benefits versus taxes collected

Bull.  Most of the inhabitants of Sweden actually *are* muppets.  Fact.

I think it's a lot easier for a relatively small country to change paths.  The U.S. is simply massive, with a very diverse population and a lot of inertia.

A good read thanks sir.

It's almost like if you subsidize something you get more of it, if you tax something, you get less of it.

Liberals don't want you to feed the bears because they'll change their way of life and become dependent upon handouts.
Liberals believe that if they increase taxes on things like cigarettes and guns that there will be less of them

Yet, somehow they believe they can hand out things to the poor and they will not change their lifestyle to become dependent upon it, and that they can just tax the rich...always "more"/"fair share" and that the rich will somehow not go away.

There's one thing the Swedes have that the Norwegians don't-- Good Neighbors.

Wait, I thought it was because they always remain neutral in every conflict?

One way or another, it's going to happen. The 3rd World is progressing rapidly, and they're not burdened by welfare systems like ours.

If we aren't competitive, they'll overtake us and we won't be able to keep our welfare systems anyhow. The cushy days are over, and it's time to get back to work.

Your only hope is your Federalist system. A state can change faster than the federal government.

We're only neutral when it's beneficial to us, kinda like you Yanks do.

Well, sweden, good luck trying to undo some of your gun laws. Look at Canada how we abolished the long gun registry, it's a small step but it's a step. Hopefully you can join the ranks of economic and banking strong-houses, at our side.

We still have standard capacity mags though, and our economy is doing well.

I work for a large company that is half Swedish.  The other day I sat in on a talk by a Swedish professor and he went through details about Sweden's healthcare system.  Sounded very efficient.  The way they collect and store patient information so that it can be accessed nomatter where the patient goes is something we are still trying to replicate.  Then they are able to collate that info and remove patient identifying details and use it for observational studies so that it can further improve healthcare.

Most aspects of our healthcare system work.

However, it's sometimes difficult to get the right care if you suffer from rare conditions. I know this from personal experience.

So is ours but no luck on the mags...yet

Well said.  Ant verses Grasshopper.  Americans have chosen grasshopper lifestyle.

Why don't the Swedes put the gunmakers back to work?  Husqvarna Vapenfabriks ought to be re-established.

Except Norway has oil and Sweden has none.  

Would have a rifle to go with my edge trimmer !

You just haven't met the right Doctor. Your condition (thinking you are a black American tv character from the 1980's and a weapons specialist) is certainly rare.

If we had known about the oil we would never have let them secede.

I wish.

Since Husqvarna motorcycles are now Austrian,maybe they could just build orange Glocks?

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Husqvarna firearms is owned by Beretta.

Orange Glocks are way funnier than Swedish spaghetti

That's racist!