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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's because Republicans hate poor people who don't look like them. That's all there is to it.[/quote]
Agreed. I remember watching a show on this topic and they asked a white woman [b]why the US couldn’t be more like Scandinavia[/b] (more social spending, etc…) and I remember being so shocked by her answer. She basically said “all Scandinavians are “the same people”…implying…”white” and that she was okay paying taxes that benefited other white people. But the US is “different” and she would not be okay paying into such a system….Sad (and racist). [/quote]

I am extremely curious what your take on this would be. The answer ought to be pretty funny and revealing of your ignorance on the topic. [/quote]
The US already pays a huge amount in social spending. Looking at federal and state means tested programs, along with charities, almost $1 trillion every year. About $17,500 every year for every person under the poverty line. I’m not happy with the outcomes for that social spending, and I’d rather explore why that is, rather than simply spend more.[/quote]

PP here. I understand your point. But the other side of the argument is that the outcomes of the social spending are unsatisfactory because we have not spent enough - we have not crossed over an inflection point where the social programs become truly life-changing rather than just placing band-aids on structural issues. There is nothing uniquely capable/superior/different about Scandanavians that make them especially suitable for implementing social benefits. Indeed, they failed at this spectacularly leading up to the 1990s, leading to a significant drawback on the level of social benefits. We may argue that their current level seems much more sustainable. [/quote]

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