I don't live in the U.S., I live in Scandinavia. We have strong social policies and a mixed public/private economy.
We're not Socialist, like Cuba or Venezuela. Economically we're a mix of Capitalism and a regulated market. The goods and services we have, are regulated both by privately (e.g. Svanemærket) and by government mandated standards (like the FDA in the U.S.) - where I think people trust the government standards more because they're quite accountable to maintain those standards thanks to Consumer Relations, which is private, btw.
It's very much push<->pull between the private and public (the state) in terms of work, goods, services, education, etc. I also think we should have more private "interference" into the government, only stopping at lobbying. We call this Social Democracy, but I that's a misnomer. I'm at odds at what to call it, but that doesn't really matter other than it's not Socialism.
We're not Socialist, like Cuba or Venezuela. Economically we're a mix of Capitalism and a regulated market. The goods and services we have, are regulated both by privately (e.g. Svanemærket) and by government mandated standards (like the FDA in the U.S.) - where I think people trust the government standards more because they're quite accountable to maintain those standards thanks to Consumer Relations, which is private, btw.
It's very much push<->pull between the private and public (the state) in terms of work, goods, services, education, etc. I also think we should have more private "interference" into the government, only stopping at lobbying. We call this Social Democracy, but I that's a misnomer. I'm at odds at what to call it, but that doesn't really matter other than it's not Socialism.
