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Originally Posted by MrSelfDestruct
Economically, Sweden is a short step from Socialism. They have the strongest welfare state in existance (judging by the information I gathered last semester for several reports,) but in order to do that, everyone is taxed very heavily. If you believe in high taxes, government handouts, and a socialized economy, Sweden is the place for you. If, like me, you're a Libertarian (or if you're economically conservative,) run away from Sweden.
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Yes, we have high taxes here, on the other hand that means free university education, free healthcare and such things americans (For instance) pay a lot for. My girlfriend is from the US, and I do believe that if you summed up what americans pay for taxes, insurance, healthcare and so on compared to our swedish taxes, we don't pay that much more actually. Not that I think Sweden is perfect in any way, but we're doing pretty well...