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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why look to other countries for examples when we have the history of the United States itself as the best example.[/quote]

how so?[/quote]

The United States became the most powerful nation in the world by all measures while maintaining a individual focused system of politics and government, with fewer social programs compared to Europe and Asia. [/quote]

Again, why should I as a citizen think that "powerful" is a good proxy for serving my own interests? From my perspective Sweden looks really nice - why should I care about my nation being the most powerful?  [/quote]

[b]How powerful a country is economically and militarily translate directly to quality of life and safety.[/b] I am not saying that US has the highest quality of life for everyone, but things are pretty good here, because we are strong economically and militarily. Sweden is really nice too, I agree, and in certain aspects, Sweden has less regulation and is more business-friendly than the US. Read this:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/kurtbadenhausen/2016/12/21/sweden-heads-the-best-countries-for-business-for-2017/#126502f17ecd

And I quote: "[b]Over the past two decades the country has undergone a transformation built on deregulation and budget self-restraint with cuts to Sweden’s welfare state.[/b]"

WOW, this seems to be a DIRECT answer to the OP. [/quote]

Really? How does military power translate into quality of life? What about Costa Rica, which famously got rid of its military?  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Forces_of_Costa_Rica[/quote]

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