Originally Posted by
Doohickie
Sounds lovely.
Unfortunately that would never happen in the U.S. because of the "independent, rugged individualist" myth. Everyone likes to think of themselves as self-made and not needing the government to help them. Taxes are a dirty word, and any expansion of government is derided as socialism.
I actually found this piece (Daily Show) quite humorous, especially because I was living in Stockholm at the time.
http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tu...syndrome-pt--1
http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/we...syndrome-pt--2