I’m not sure about that but this piece from Dan Mitchell at Townhall is an interesting read:
Sweden has a very large and expensive welfare state, but it’s actually becoming a bit of a role model for economic reform.
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Notwithstanding the many admirable features of Sweden, I never thought they would be moving in the right direction on fiscal policy while the United States was heading in the opposite direction.
Read the whole thing at Townhall.com