Strong framing of cultural foundations beneath policy systems. The distinction between social democracy and socialism gets lost constantly, and pointing out that Nordic countries have thriving private sectors while funding comprehensive safety nets is critical context. What stood out to me is the point about cultural alignment preceding policy success, I've seen attempts to transplant institutional models fail when the underlying cultural values don't support them. The bit about quality-of-life vs achievement orientation explains alot about why unemployment insurance is seen as security in one place and dependency in another.
Thank you. Government policy makers get a lot right, but they sometimes miss critical pieces, such as the cultural aspect, that doom the best-intended policies.
My values align with social democracy. Here in the US it’s automatically labeled socialism, BAD! High taxes, government handouts, strict regulations. Americans are supposed to pick themselves up by their bootstraps. It’s rugged individualism. MAGA ideology has made it worse.
Many can’t see how we already have democratic socialism in some aspects….unemployment, Medicare, Medicaid, social security, police, fire department, etc. They don’t want anyone stepping on their Freedoms, nor stop them from becoming rich. The reality is you’re 3 months closer to becoming homeless than ever becoming a millionaire.
American optimism, which is great, even enviable, has taken an odd turn in which individuals actually believe they will become rich "someday." Thus, supporting policies against themselves and for the rich makes sense, since they clearly will be wealthy "someday."
Strong framing of cultural foundations beneath policy systems. The distinction between social democracy and socialism gets lost constantly, and pointing out that Nordic countries have thriving private sectors while funding comprehensive safety nets is critical context. What stood out to me is the point about cultural alignment preceding policy success, I've seen attempts to transplant institutional models fail when the underlying cultural values don't support them. The bit about quality-of-life vs achievement orientation explains alot about why unemployment insurance is seen as security in one place and dependency in another.
Thank you. Government policy makers get a lot right, but they sometimes miss critical pieces, such as the cultural aspect, that doom the best-intended policies.
My values align with social democracy. Here in the US it’s automatically labeled socialism, BAD! High taxes, government handouts, strict regulations. Americans are supposed to pick themselves up by their bootstraps. It’s rugged individualism. MAGA ideology has made it worse.
Many can’t see how we already have democratic socialism in some aspects….unemployment, Medicare, Medicaid, social security, police, fire department, etc. They don’t want anyone stepping on their Freedoms, nor stop them from becoming rich. The reality is you’re 3 months closer to becoming homeless than ever becoming a millionaire.
American optimism, which is great, even enviable, has taken an odd turn in which individuals actually believe they will become rich "someday." Thus, supporting policies against themselves and for the rich makes sense, since they clearly will be wealthy "someday."