It's worth pointing out that the poverty rate mentioned in the picture is relative poverty. By law everyone in Norway is entitled to shelter and subsistance support including basic health care.
Poor Norwegians, in other words, receive far more support from society than poor Americans do.
butiaintwrong on March 17th, 2019 at 23:49 UTC »
Compare corporate welfare and military defense spending.
FyllingenOy on March 18th, 2019 at 00:30 UTC »
It's social democracy, not democratic socialism. Those terms aren't interchangeable.
Lex-parsimoniae on March 18th, 2019 at 00:42 UTC »
It's worth pointing out that the poverty rate mentioned in the picture is relative poverty. By law everyone in Norway is entitled to shelter and subsistance support including basic health care.
Poor Norwegians, in other words, receive far more support from society than poor Americans do.