I wish I were Finnish. Inside of this article, they specifically mention something that has always been my view on the benefit of socialism. It seems so self-evidently obvious to me that I just don’t get why it’s even disputed. I find it kind of amusing that all of the evidence on the ground seems to contradict the views of the quasi-free-marketeer Finnish economist that they interview in it.

Anyhoo, this is the quote that best embodies my view of things:

“When people can fulfill their potential they become innovators,” Dr. Himanen argues. “The innovative economy is competitive and makes it possible to finance the welfare state, which is not just a cost, but a sustainable basis for the economy, producing new innovators with social protection.”

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