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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 can be more like Scandinavia. But it'll be a long road to get there. Don't expect to be living in Stockholm next year. First, change our housing and transportation infrastructure to be less sprawl and car centered. Second, increases taxes to pay for free childcare and higher salaries for teachers. A few more changes along those lines and eventually we will be there. We would have to restrict immigration also, and address the legacy of Jim Crow and redlining. We could be more like Scandinavia. [b]I'd like to be more like Canada to start[/b].[/quote]

Fortunately, DCUM has already mastered the smugness part  :lol: [/quote]

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