Sweden has fewer than 12 million people. This's like comparing the US – the third largest 'country,' by population (350mil) – with a city. Rankles me. As does any comparison with teeny tiny states, like Norway (5mil), Denmark (6mil). Even comparisons to virtually homogenous Germany, France, and UK are dubious. (Blow you Euro friends' minds: 50 million latinos, 45 million blacks, in a 'country' spread across 4 time zones). Compare apples to apples, not cats to pogo sticks. (You too!)
I briefly mention this is my most recent post about the US economy. I do think comparisons to countries like Germany and France are legitimate, but once you get to countries that have fewer than 30 million people and occupy a space smaller than Michigan there are limited lessons to be learned.
Sweden has fewer than 12 million people. This's like comparing the US – the third largest 'country,' by population (350mil) – with a city. Rankles me. As does any comparison with teeny tiny states, like Norway (5mil), Denmark (6mil). Even comparisons to virtually homogenous Germany, France, and UK are dubious. (Blow you Euro friends' minds: 50 million latinos, 45 million blacks, in a 'country' spread across 4 time zones). Compare apples to apples, not cats to pogo sticks. (You too!)
I briefly mention this is my most recent post about the US economy. I do think comparisons to countries like Germany and France are legitimate, but once you get to countries that have fewer than 30 million people and occupy a space smaller than Michigan there are limited lessons to be learned.