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classic HN. business can do whatever it wants with impunity but god forbid people actually have any equal power.

did you know the nordic countries are among the happiest and have some of the strongest social benefits in the world while still being wealthy?

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> did you know the nordic countries are among the happiest and have some of the strongest social benefits in the world while still being wealthy?

I do wonder how much of this is due to cultural homogeneity and the benefits that follow. Will this remain the case in the presence of a larger proportion of immigrants? I don't think its a fair comparison, when people contrast Nordic countries with the US.

Many studies have found that social trust is higher and easier to maintain in homogeneous societies.

You're wrong about the immigration part. They now have to use the army to fight the gangs in Sweden.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66964723

Exactly. As soon as immigration increased, crime and disorder increased. It's easy to maintain utopia when everyone looks and behaves exactly like you.

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