Norway is not a democratic socialist country. Bernie is lying

[Aegon]

Bernie is a good person overall and is sincere. But his policies aren't set in reality. Nor is that chick from New York. (Yes, I know I just triggered 90% of the users here just by saying that) but the nations that use what he is proposing usually aren't saddled with the same issues we have in the U.S.

I.e. large population, abuse of our social programs and so on. Also, lets not forget these nordic countries don't have to worry about paying for their own defense. It's usually footed by NATO and the United States.

You're right. The US population dwarfs Norway's (325 million vs 5 million) Guess what? So does the GDP (18 trillion vs 370 billion). We have a very large population, but also immense wealth. We increased the military budget by $61 BILLION this year. That increase alone eclipses Russia's entire military budget. That's obscene. We have the money to start and/or improve upon social programs. We just choose to use it on other things. 

Also, "that chick from New York" holds a degree in economics and, as far as I'm aware, most congressmen have never been formally educated in the area, including those sitting on budget committees.