The world's best functioning welfare states

[jeffrey]

If we Americans are so rich and so smart, why can't we treat our citizens as well as the Finns do?

In Finland's Footsteps

[poundwise]

It's no mystery...

"Finns pay considerably higher taxes -- nearly half their national income is taken in taxes" (from the article)

I for one, would not be interested in an average tax bracket of 50% to support government-run, social programs.

"equal opportunities" = link