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<p>One thing I’ve learned is that any point can be made to sound valid if you have the right ‘research’ to back you up! Yes, admitting ignorance is often hard to do… especially at an age when you’re always right. ;)</p>
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<p>Oh, God, not the [insert Scandinavian country here] is infinitely superior by the numbers argument again…</p>
<p>Yes, they have a greater GDP per capita. But they also have a much smaller population (living off of IKEA and ABBA earnings). </p>
<p>Sweden is also facing a declining birth rate among the local population, but a large one (oftentimes with percent increases in the thousands) for immigrants. Should the economic crisis kick off, immigration will torpedo, leaving an aging population without a continuing supply of workers to support the holy grail of social welfare systems. And then what? Even higher taxes?</p>
<p>Sweden’s a great place to visit, BTW. I’m not hating.</p>
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<p>Utopia is an ironic choice of words here. Thanks to double entendre, not only does it mean ‘the perfect place,’ but also the place that can never be. To get philosophical, does this mean we cannot survive without student loans and brainwashing?</p>