Exactly what is the European way? The above sounds very tempting does it not? Most people will focus on the “tuition-free” part and forget the “using tax money” part, especially those of the age in the picture who pay little or no taxes. One has to wonder about the quality of the education represented by the dollars hanging around their necks if they are so foolish as to sop up Old Bernie’s rhetoric.
From a June 8, 2015 WSJ article:
Just as Mr. Sanders’s speeches are unorthodox, so are his dealings with the press. A Swedish reporter, Anne-Sofie Naslund, asked him a question, and Mr. Sanders—who has long praised the type of social democracy practiced in Scandinavian countries, turned the tables and began interviewing her.
He asked her what it cost for people to get health care in Sweden.
“Like nothing,” Ms. Naslund said.And what does it cost to go to college? Mr. Sanders asked.
“Nothing,” she said.
Child care? “It’s almost free,” she said.
“That’s pretty good!” Mr. Sanders exclaimed.
Before you jump on the European way of doing things, you might want to look at the big picture. Here area few things you can check:
The average income of Europeans; with a couple of exceptions, less than Americans.
The deductions from paychecks for all the “free” stuff; mostly at least double Americans.
Taxes paid; as you may guess, more than Americans including a value added tax (VAT) on most purchases of 19% to 21%.
The cars Europeans drive or the motor scooters or bikes; they ain’t SUVs, or pickup trucks. Gasoline costs from about $6.00 to over $9.00 a gallon in Europe … go fill up your Silverado in Norway. It will cost you $244 ‼️😳
The homes Europeans live in; they are nice, mostly quite old and small (and most don’t have air conditioning). I have eaten in homes in twenty countries and not one was comperable in size to the typical American home nor is there any reason to be … Americans at all economic levels are spoiled.
So, if you want the European way of “free” college, child care and who knows what else, be prepared to pay for the not so free cost of free stuff. You simply can’t pick and choose the good stuff you want and keep the good stuff you already have without consequences.
Ask Sanders, Old Liz Warren and friends about that or go get a passport and find out for yourself. If you want to live as a socialist that’s fine, but don’t think you can have the best of America and all the “free” stuff too‼️
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