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Also don‘t forget that the biggest driver of crime is poverty. Most people, if they have a good life, would not commit crimes.
Yep, and that comes back to caring for everyone so that the minimum is still fairly nice.
I used to be very much against the idea of taxation and social welfare. But then when you travel to places where the law of the jungle still prevails and the society is very unequal, and then compare them to these "nanny" state countries, I have zero hesitation to choose that "authoritarian" and "freedom-infringing" country.
There's a very deep sense of peace and joy when you're surrounded by well-off families who are all enjoying a summer afternoon in the park (and can afford to spend time with their kids instead of working a second job), without any drug addicts or homeless people around. And more importantly, knowing that this isn't some exclusive neighborhood but the average for most people in that country.
And what's funny, Nordic countries aren't really that much more heavily taxed than the US. Per ChatGPT for $100k:

Even for $500k, there's still not that much difference:

Of course, there are some nice countries where taxes are low (even Poland) but that is often a unique situation of the country (like natural resources or a tax haven) or a temporary approach to stimulate growth. Most countries need to choose between low taxation and low quality of life or higher taxation but higher quality of life (assuming the government isn't corrupt and actually uses the money wisely).
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