(08-05-2018, 11:27 AM)jj82284 Wrote:

(08-05-2018, 09:45 AM)MalabarJag Wrote: Alaska also collects the value of its oil. Does that make it socialist? Selling the minerals you own is not socialist, even if the land is owned by the government.

And Norway, a small, all-white, Northern European monocultural state is not representative of the US, or very many other countries. The tax per household there is around $100K. For an additional $100K per household Americans could get a lot better education and healthcare than what Norway provides. If your best case example is Norway, then you are just proving my point.

And i read this morning they average a little less than 1% gdp since 78.

Norway's population has grown by much less than 1% per year. They accept very few immigrants. So their real GDP per capita has really improved.

I'm not saying that Norway is a model for the US. I'm just saying there is at least one way to make the combination of socialism and welfare state work. I'm sure there are others

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