Sweden is a powerful example of the importance of public policy. The Nordic nation became rich between 1870 and 1970 when government was very small, but then began to stagnate as welfare state policies were implemented in the 1970s and 1980s. The CF&P Foundation video explains that Sweden is now shifting back to economic freedom in hopes of undoing the damage caused by an excessive welfare state. www.freedomandprosperity.org
Economics 101: Learning From Sweden’s Free Market Renaissance
Posted by admin on April 26th, 2010
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hey where is the the beoutiful girl with black hair
@Stormwern
Dude are you dumb? Socialist welfare nations fail. Have you looked up North Korea, China, Russia and Cuba’s histories? When they went the way of socialism they failed. Cuba use to be pretty rich now look at it, its a shithole. Europe is called the sick man for a reason. China is a perfect example that socialism is a failure, 10 years ago they started adopting capitalism and there has been an explosion of wealth being created in China. This is common sense. Left wing socialism fails
As they,
teach a man to fish and he will be provide for himself, tax him for fishing and he will go on the Dole…. oh wait…
Another count against Keynesian economics. Like she said, let inefficient businesses fail if you want the markets to allocate capital wisely. Otherwise you have the issue of corporate welfare sapping the economy.
This is a very simplistic description. It’s not shocking that it’s left wing reforms that failed in sweden since there have been so few right wing reforms (the left have won three quarters of elections the last 100 years), it’s also mostly the left who have fixed the problems. Right now incidently we are seeing plenty of issues from reforms by the current right wing government.
Send this video to Obama
Me too. Mee too!
Hah, I’m going to be using that “peeing your pants” metaphor for the rest of my life.
@RichPeru63
Might I add that devoting resources to taking fish is economically destructive?
@RayLRiv
I second that, that was a hilarious comment.
testify, soul sister!
also…everybody please read “Economic Facts and Fallacies” by Thomas Sowell.
Thanks for posting this. Another liberal myth exposed.
Politicians in US are just fast talking snake oil salesmen. I have found their cited stats, victim stories, promises so often twisted and misrepresented to fool the casual listener.
When we throw all the clowns currently in Washington out of office and start over.
Bingo. Only at a much faster rate.
alotta fagina
One can give another a fish, teach another to be a fisherman, or turn someone into a fish — whatever they want — as long as they’re not forcing me to help pay for it.
Lotta Moberg
@krove Her name is Lotta Moberg. I am Swedish-American and familiar with these names. In fact my sister married a Moberg.
“It’s like peeing in your pants!”
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
Where Sweden went wrong was getting wrong leadership in the ’70s. Fiscal conservatism is common-sense and sound. No country will survive without this sound economic proceedure. Redistribution of wealth is not the way to go! One doesn’t give another a fish, one teaches the other to be a fisherman!
What was her name again? Lofta or Lofka Moberg something. She’s beautiful and smart.
Conclusion United States is headed for the same fate as Sweden.
I wonder when the Swedish currency broke away from gold and silver? I’m guessing it broke free when the US dollar did in 1971.
Our monetary system is inherently fraudulent, yet, with govt. cooperation, it is legalized fraud. Still, we can not be expected to pay back money created from debt with more money created from even more debt. The system is insolvent by design. It also explains why both American “party’s” are spending like drunken sailors on shore leave.
Very nicely done. Honest, simple, straightforward.
Will we learn? I hope we can change our system. We are on the road to failure in the U.S.