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18. K&R. Excellent article. Their system gets great services for them-- healthcare, education, vacation

Sun Mar 20, 2016, 03:51 PM

Mar 2016

and more.

Well made point about how Bernie's proposals are being presented as Pie in the Sky, when they are in practice in Italy, France, Denmark, etc etc.

I want my taxes to go for a higher quality of life for all of us, not for the Top 1% so I can watch them on Reality TV.

And Michael Moore's movie makes the same point-- these policies are working already. The citizens got to decide they wanted their taxes to cover health care for all and they fought for that and have had coverage for years.

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'I moved to the US 7 years ago from Finland — [View all] elleng Mar 2016 OP

Yes, it is complete horseshit. bemildred Mar 2016 #1

I read the entire article and very much enjoyed it, elleng Samantha Mar 2016 #2

You're welcome, Sam. elleng Mar 2016 #3

What Sam said ejbr Mar 2016 #4

Perhaps the taxes in Finland may be used to pay for top notch services for the citizens, in the US Thinkingabout Mar 2016 #5

That's an important counterpoint. Thanks. kristopher Mar 2016 #6

U S A, U S A No other country can kill everyone on Earth 50 times over. U S A LiberalArkie Mar 2016 #7

How many others countries have average of 90 people dying daily from gun violence? Thinkingabout Mar 2016 #20

No other country has millions a year coming to America. yeoman6987 Mar 2016 #52

Actually, Foreign Aid takes up less than 1% of the budget hedgehog Mar 2016 #17

Dollars not used to pay for programs to give top notch care. Thinkingabout Mar 2016 #19

The issue is not foreign aid but the defense budget. potone Mar 2016 #34

The F-35 program is already over a trillion dollars and not developed and tested. Thinkingabout Mar 2016 #38

And do most people understand what "foreign aid" is? merrifield Mar 2016 #37

Look at the amount spent for Israel's iron dome. Thinkingabout Mar 2016 #39

+1000 stonecutter357 Mar 2016 #42

Right. Which was maybe OK when the big corporations whose safety and markets those JDPriestly Mar 2016 #43

The foreign aid never seems to improve the lives of the people, either. Right into a black hole. Judi Lynn Mar 2016 #53

What an excellent post! Phlem Mar 2016 #8

Please go see... zentrum Mar 2016 #9

It's a great movie! elleng Mar 2016 #11

I HIGHLY Recommend It! Enjoyed It, But Was Crying When I Walked Out! n/t ChiciB1 Mar 2016 #14

Me too. a la izquierda Mar 2016 #32

Me too. zentrum Mar 2016 #47

I loved it too! Overseas Mar 2016 #21

I keep sending friends to it. zentrum Mar 2016 #48

Do you miss Finland? Helen Borg Mar 2016 #10

HA! elleng Mar 2016 #12

That's because our taxes keep going up Warpy Mar 2016 #13

K & R. Terrific article, love it. Thanks- appalachiablue Mar 2016 #15

Thanks for the perspective Elleng. Vincardog Mar 2016 #16

K&R. Excellent article. Their system gets great services for them-- healthcare, education, vacation Overseas Mar 2016 #18

A great article. The problem is reducing the issues into an 'elevator speech' to...... LongTomH Mar 2016 #22

There's no reason we can't have the systems other advanced nations have, appalachiablue Mar 2016 #23

Finland is doing great with low unemployment, and a booming economy still_one Mar 2016 #24

America used to be a better place, BEFORE reagan & his war on govt. pansypoo53219 Mar 2016 #25

We were, at least, headed in the correct direction.. mountain grammy Mar 2016 #26

progress can't be stopped, only delayed, this has been a LONG delay. pansypoo53219 Mar 2016 #30

K&R!!! polichick Mar 2016 #27

America is special! EdwardBernays Mar 2016 #28

$147.3M/year of U.S. money supports Brazil's cotton economy per a 2002 WTO lawsuit. ancianita Mar 2016 #29

K&R Solly Mack Mar 2016 #31

Americans WERE brainwashed to believe Capitalism equals Freedom.... Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2016 #33

Coming To The US From Finland JGug1 Mar 2016 #35

The OP is quoting the author of the story. As I understand it, this is not the OPs personal still_one Mar 2016 #36

You got it, still_one. elleng Mar 2016 #41

Lots of people come here to work in technology Baobab Mar 2016 #45

Great article. But don't read the comments. bbgrunt Mar 2016 #40

Americans understand it all too well, the MEDIA keeps telling us we don't. Baobab Mar 2016 #44

Ironically, nothing could be further from the truth. I don't think you'll find Joe Chi Minh Mar 2016 #46

I hope there are places - physical spaces and online - Lodestar Mar 2016 #49

I am Nordic and I am recommendation 100 Skittles Mar 2016 #50

I would... 3catwoman3 Mar 2016 #51

My ex-girlfriend is from Finland ... Fantastic Anarchist Mar 2016 #54

I think the biggest role in keeping the American people misinformed about Nordic countries (as well Cal33 Mar 2016 #55

Yes, elleng Mar 2016 #56