[bjornsing]

Same in Sweden. There's even been some scandals about local governments refusing to pay for (more expensive) treatments for people who cannot afford them and are on welfare, instead having their teeth pulled out. Rather sad for a country with a 45-50% total tax burden. :/

[itmag]

Yeah, I always thought it was odd that I had to get a special insurance for dental work. This is supposed to be a socialist land of milk & honey, not cold-hearted America :p

Sweden used to be all about reaping the benefits of both capitalism and socialism, but now our gov't seems to take a perverse joy in making it a "worst of both worlds" type of country.

I would be curious to know what countries today offer what Sweden used to offer. New Zeeland? Canada? Denmark?