How Swedes and Norwegians Broke the Power of the 1 Percent

Both countries had a history of horrendous poverty. When the 1 percent was in charge, hundreds of thousands of people emigrated to avoid starvation. Under the leadership of the working class, however, both countries built robust and successful economies that nearly eliminated poverty, expanded free university education, abolished slums, provided excellent health care available to all as a matter of right and created a system of full employment. Unlike the Norwegians, the Swedes didn’t find oil, but that didn’t stop them from building what the latest CIA World Factbook calls “an enviable standard of living.”

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What Nation or Nations Offer a Better Standard of Living than the US as Obama, the Dems and the Republicans continue to redistribute income from working people to the rich?

As the United States government continues to enact policies that redistribute income from working people to the rich, as it continues to function on behalf of the very wealthy and to the detriment of the vast majority of citizens, the standard of living for most Americans continues to sink. There are a lot better places for Americans to live, and more and more, it’s not in the United States. So where can we move to? Click below to check out the answer.

Move to This Country to Get Ahead

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