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<blockquote data-quote="OldWiseGuy" data-source="post: 74367218" data-attributes="member: 139156"><p>As I have explained elsewhere the Nordic model won't work here as we don't have the citizen participation needed for success. This from Wikipedia,</p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">"The <strong>Nordic model</strong> comprises the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_policy" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">economic</span></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"> and </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_policies" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">social policies</span></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">, as well as typical </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_practice" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">cultural practices</span></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">, common to the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nordic_countries" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Nordic countries</span></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"> (</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denmark" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Denmark</span></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iceland" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Iceland</span></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finland" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Finland</span></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norway" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Norway</span></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">, and </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Sweden</span></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">)."</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Note the importance of <em>cultural practices</em>, which largely reflects a homogenous culture, based primarily on ethnic and historical homogeneity. No such thing is found in the U.S.</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="OldWiseGuy, post: 74367218, member: 139156"] As I have explained elsewhere the Nordic model won't work here as we don't have the citizen participation needed for success. This from Wikipedia, [COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)]"The [B]Nordic model[/B] comprises the [/COLOR][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_policy'][COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)]economic[/COLOR][/URL][COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)] and [/COLOR][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_policies'][COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)]social policies[/COLOR][/URL][COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)], as well as typical [/COLOR][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_practice'][COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)]cultural practices[/COLOR][/URL][COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)], common to the [/COLOR][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nordic_countries'][COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)]Nordic countries[/COLOR][/URL][COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)] ([/COLOR][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denmark'][COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)]Denmark[/COLOR][/URL][COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)], [/COLOR][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iceland'][COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)]Iceland[/COLOR][/URL][COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)], [/COLOR][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finland'][COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)]Finland[/COLOR][/URL][COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)], [/COLOR][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norway'][COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)]Norway[/COLOR][/URL][COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)], and [/COLOR][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden'][COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)]Sweden[/COLOR][/URL][COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)])." Note the importance of [I]cultural practices[/I], which largely reflects a homogenous culture, based primarily on ethnic and historical homogeneity. No such thing is found in the U.S.[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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