The problem with praising Switzerland's way of running things is, what works for them would not work for America. America is far too big, diverse, and into a Forbidden Fruit culture to ever be able to handle the societal changes that implementing the Swiss or Dutch models would bring.
The only reason places like Switzerland or the Netherlands gets away with such strange, radical changes to their societies, is because they have smaller populations and a more homogeneous society compared to America. They've also been around longer, and are better disciplined than most Americans. Any decision they make, most of the populace can come to a consensus because most of them follow the same societal morals and ideals. America has far too many people who don't hold the same views, as well as hard-working people who don't want any more of their paycheck taken away than necessary, moochers, criminals, foreigners who don't like our culture but love our stuff, and swindlers who will do anything to get a quick buck, including taking advantage of radical new law changes.
If any of those things were done to America, it would work for five minutes before someone did something stupid, and the law would be changed to go back the way it was before. That includes legalizing prostitution, putting everyone on digital currency, and having a massive welfare state for everyone. Honestly, with America's debt problems right now, bringing in UBI would bankrupt our country immediately, because there just isn't enough money to go around, and people would stop working.
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curiousMInd101 (4565)
6 days ago
I'm not going to dive into the whole UBI — or in my case, UBD (Universal Basic Dividend) — discussion. All I'll say is that it is entirely feasible and would not bankrupt the U.S. There are various ways to fund it, such as establishing social wealth funds, but that’s a conversation for another time.
As for the United States, I agree — a Swiss-style model wouldn't work under current conditions, and for the exact reasons I always point out: we are a multicultural and a multiracial society. This is why I advocate for a White homogeneous ethnostate. A social democratic welfare state can only function and thrive in a society bound by a shared identity. Had we established this in the 1940s and ’50s — when America was still over 90% White and European — it would have been highly successful. In fact, FDR implemented several socialist policies that truly made America great, many of which still help people today, though they are constantly under threat from evil selfish right-wing libertarians who despise the idea of helping their fellow citizens.
Since the 1960s, however, things have steadily declined. The opening of our borders to non-White, non-European immigrants, the Civil Rights Act, and the rise of feminism have all contributed to our nation’s deterioration. We no longer share the same values, heritage, or even the same language. In such a fractured society, a European-style welfare state would only fuel division and resentment — as we see now, with foreigners receiving benefits that should be reserved for citizens.
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