Libertarian arguments that the state is too incompetent to handle welfare are true
- yes, even in Norway -
... but who else will?
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(I realize these tweets probably make it seem like I have a very high opinion of my home country - I don't. But a lot of other people do.)
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well, never been there, but as best I can tell, if you think they suck, you'll hate almost everywhere else...
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I don't think Norway sucks. I do think many people exaggerate its strengths. Social democracy is a step up the ladde, not much more.
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when almost everyone else is stepping down the ladder, it looks good. People gush over Canada & I tell them we're just a bit behind them
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I agree. If you're not earning above average or suffering from a strong allergy to liberal values or cold weather, it's as good as it gets.
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But my own values long for a society without 40 hour work weeks and statecorporafabricated needs & values (big problems in Norway).
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Reason #1 for not going back to Norway is child protection services are out of control, taking children off European immigrants constantly.
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happened to someone I know in, I think, Belgium. Seems to be a general issue.
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Ironically it's one of the few bad things the state does very little of in Poland. We reported some abusive neighbours. They received help.
(We had to research it carefully to ascertain if we wouldn't end up harming the kid worse. The abuse was audible daily yelling. For hours.)
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A Norwegian family has asylum in Poland b/c the state took their kid for a month.
Because the mom visited a psychologist, 15 years before.
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