Ann Coulter says welfare policies responsible for looting....

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Marks said:

Troll_Whisperer said:
Britain's welfare state is much less developed than those of, say, Norway, Finland, Netherlands, Denmark... which are very successful societies. So I wouldn't blame welfare.

Norway - $2.23 Trillion Debt

Denmark - $560 Billion Debt

Netherlands - $518 Billion Debt

Finland - $371 Billion Debt

 

Very high standard of living, but at a cost. And the US has huge debt thanks to social spending, as well as reckless military spending.

The figure for the Netherlands seems about right for the amount the government is in debt. The other figures are either measuring something else or are just off.

And really holding a decently sized debt isn't such a great cost.