Despite the American left’s admiration of the Swedish welfare no one has told its true story yet. Until now. Sven R Larson reveals the dark side of the welfare state: how government-run health care turns patients into budget items and corpses, how government defaults on promise after promise, crime is rampant, 500 schools are burned to the ground every year and children grow up with no loyalty to their country. Larson explains how politicians turn to fiscal fascism to save the welfare state from the people who depend on it.
About the author
Sven R Larson is a reserach fellow with Wyoming Liberty Group, a free market think tank in Wyoming. Prior to joining Wyoming Liberty Group Larson did research on economic freedom, fiscal policy, taxes, health reform, entitlements and the welfare state for several different think tanks. He is originally from Sweden, earned his Ph.D. in Denmark and has lived and worked in the United States since 2002.