Firstly, Sweden is just a welfare state. They are NOT a belligerent interventionist warfare state.
The Swedish adhere to the work ethic. They don't have a gazillion children then demand that they be taken care of.
Still , their economy has been seriously damaged by socialism
Sweden, Capitalism, and the Welfare State
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Making excuses?
Swedens economy is booming and they are the most socialist of capitalist economies
Refutes your claims on the ability of socialist nations to succeed
don't LIE.
Sweden economy started to improve after they reformed a lot in their welfare state.
And their welfare state is NOT EVEN CLOSE to the idiocy we have here.
Plus Sweden NEVER WAS and is NOT a socialist economy

It recipients are VERY STRICTLY controlled, to start with