Swedish Model Revered by Bernie Sanders Won't Work Here

For years, Senator Bernie Sanders has touted Sweden as his favorite democratic socialist model, praising the country for its high tax rates and massive social welfare spending programs.  He may want to change his tune.  According to a recent Wall Street Journal article, Sweden’s socialist experiment was an enormous failure, and a capitalist makeover is underway in Sweden.

Sanders has pointed to Sweden as the model for the democratic socialism he embraces and espouses.  He has extolled their socialist programs as the type of system the U.S. should implement, repeatedly praising the high tax rates on the rich and big corporations, rigid government regulations, and big government spending on free social programs.