Americans might be surprised to learn that Sweden's - experiment with socialism was a Posted: Jan 2nd, 2019 - 2:32 pm In Reply to: Sweden isn't socialist. It's success comes from free markets. - The government doesn't own the
relatively brief flirtation, lasting about 20 years and ending in disillusionment and reform. Sweden began rolling back government in the early 1990s, recapturing the entrepreneurial spirit that made it a wealthy country to begin with.
I remember seeing part of a program a few years back where Oprah was on a trip to Sweden and was doing a travelogue-type show about it.
The part I saw was her going into a Swedish home and interviewing the occupant, a housewife. Her intent was clear. To show her American audience how well these folks lived under socialism.
But she was caught off-guard when she noticed that the house didn't have many "things" in it like consumer-buying American homes do. Not much furniture. Few pictures on the walls. No major appliances. It was like a sparsely furnished, austere apartment. Minimalist lifestyle.
She asked the woman why they didn't have many things in their home. Was it due to their frugal, egalitarian lifestyle in Sweden?
She obviously wasn't expecting the lady's answer because she did a beeline out the door and on to something else in her travelogue.
And what was the Swedish homemaker's answer that so spooked Leftist Oprah?
"We don't have many things because we can't afford them. Our taxes are too high to buy much else besides the household essentials."
Blew Oprah's defense of socialist Sweden right out of the water. It was a classic moment to see.
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