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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The question is what country would you hold up as the "gold standard" for the mix of capitalism and socialism.

Denmark is often voted the happiest and best country.  You have high taxes, but free healthcare, free college, nearly free childcare, etc.  However, you don't have many start-ups/entrepreneurial companies from Denmark.

Someone once said...what is important in life like healthcare, education, childcare, elder care is affordable in a place like Denmark, while in the US all the non-essentials (electronics, furniture, etc.) are cheap but the important stuff is very expensive.

[b]What I don't understand is why people in the US can't accept socialized medicine.  For some reason, everyone is fine with Medicare, but freaks out if you were to expand Medicare to people below 65.  People don't want to pay high taxes, yet health insurance premiums are basically a tax...so we already pay taxes.

On the corporate side...why does my company have to understand and offer health plans to people?  It makes no sense...we don't have to figure out auto or homeowners or other insurance.  It is far better on the corporate side to just pay a tax or give employees a raise and get out of the business of figuring out healthcare.[/b]

I just don't get that.[/quote]

+1 on the bolded. Boggles my mind why the US can't figure this out.[/quote]

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