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Denmark Tells Bernie Sanders It's Had Enough Of His 'Socialist' Slurs
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While speaking at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, the center-right Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said he was aware “that some people in the U.S. associate the Nordic model with some sort of socialism.”
“Therefore,” he said, “I would like to make one thing clear. Denmark is far from a socialist planned economy. Denmark is a market economy.”
Rasmussen acknowledged that “the Nordic model is an expanded welfare state which provides a high level of security to its citizens,” but he also noted that it is “a successful market economy with much freedom to pursue your dreams and live your life as you wish.”
Read more: Danish Prime Minister to Bernie Sanders: 'Shut Up, We're Not Socialists!'
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Of course, next election, that may change, But Bernie needs to make sure of his facts on the ground.
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While speaking at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, the center-right Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said he was aware “that some people in the U.S. associate the Nordic model with some sort of socialism.”
“Therefore,” he said, “I would like to make one thing clear. Denmark is far from a socialist planned economy. Denmark is a market economy.”
Rasmussen acknowledged that “the Nordic model is an expanded welfare state which provides a high level of security to its citizens,” but he also noted that it is “a successful market economy with much freedom to pursue your dreams and live your life as you wish.”
Read more: Danish Prime Minister to Bernie Sanders: 'Shut Up, We're Not Socialists!'
Follow us: @scrowder on Twitter | stevencrowderofficial on Facebook
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Of course, next election, that may change, But Bernie needs to make sure of his facts on the ground.
Bernie needs to understand that pure socialism is a bad thing but a social democracy is what we're.
