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Originally Posted by blankall
Not so sure we should strive to be like Sweden. The cost of living their is insane, and it's definitely a place where unless your parents are wealthy, you will have a very tough go of it. Sweden has a bigger wealth divide than Canada. Not as bad as the USA, mind you. Sweden also has far fewer immigrants than Canada. So lots of people who've been there countless generations enjoying the good life, while new people are clawing to get in. I'm not sure that's a model that would be feasible for Canada, a country of largely immigrants.
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Sweden actually has greater social mobility than Canada (which in turn has more mobility than the U.S. or UK).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global...Mobility_Index
The cost of living (ie 25 per cent VAT) is the price that’s paid to fund more robust public education, health care, and pensions. The notion peddled in North America that we could boost our public services to similar levels just by going after the 1 per cent is a fantasy.