06-02-2019, 04:40 AM
Social reformers keep citing Sweden and Norway as examples of how we should do things. The countries differ much from the U.S.
They are tiny, Sweden: 10 million people, Norway: 5.2 million. Mostly white, and a highly educated population. The U.S.'s long history of guns and violence is absent there. They solve their homeless problem by giving free housing and benefits to anyone who doesn't want to work. Here's an interesting item:
"But despite Sweden's generally low crime rate, tens of thousands of bicycles are stolen every year...figures suggested more than 70,000 bikes were stolen in Sweden last year." (2014) https://www.thelocal.se/20150626/police-...ike-thefts
People in Scandinavia have much sympathy for criminals. They see a bike being stolen and they just shrug. Need to give the criminals larger welfare checks to deter this stealing, I guess.
They are tiny, Sweden: 10 million people, Norway: 5.2 million. Mostly white, and a highly educated population. The U.S.'s long history of guns and violence is absent there. They solve their homeless problem by giving free housing and benefits to anyone who doesn't want to work. Here's an interesting item:
"But despite Sweden's generally low crime rate, tens of thousands of bicycles are stolen every year...figures suggested more than 70,000 bikes were stolen in Sweden last year." (2014) https://www.thelocal.se/20150626/police-...ike-thefts
People in Scandinavia have much sympathy for criminals. They see a bike being stolen and they just shrug. Need to give the criminals larger welfare checks to deter this stealing, I guess.