If Democratic Socialism is so bad, where are all the scandinavian immigrants? - img

[Lee-Lee]

57. I've seen the argument made that their sharp immigration restrictions enable much of what they do

Not sure I buy it, but the argument is by making it incredibly hard to emigrate unless you are very wealthy or a refugee they can afford the social welfare benefits by managing how many use them.

The wealthy they allow in will always be a cash positive to the system, so they are welcome.

The number of refugees they allow in is managed and controlled and accounts for the amount of job growth they want to see on the unskilled labor side.

Pretty much nobody else gets in- so no middle class jobs and only a managed number of "lower class" jobs are taken by anyone but the natives of those countries- resulting in far more job availability and far fewer people, including immigrants, using the generous social welfare benefits without working and contributing.

I'm not sure I buy it, but it makes an interesting argument. I do know that the highly restrictive nature of what those counties allow for immigration- allowing only refugees and only in numbers that they feel benefit their economy, not allowing anyone else a chance- is one aspect of their way of governing I don't think we need to emulate at all.