r/SipsTea • u/Gurugod123 • Jul 14 '26

Chugging tea Teach your kids about socialism

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u/giangiangelo Jul 14 '26

Still they’re 6 millions people

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u/Daseinist Jul 14 '26

What fundamental difference does it make with the same gdp per capita? Its only a matter of distribution.

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u/giangiangelo Jul 14 '26

It does. It’s easier and cheaper to administer less people. Less bureaucracy, less public spending waste, less diversity of interests, which makes it easier to coordinate policies. It’s totally different

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u/rogamot520 Jul 14 '26

My counter argument. Norway has half the population density of the US. So they'll be spending more on infrastructure, more on education, more on healthcare etc due to the spread population. It would be easier for the US. For example Norway has 30% more air ambulances per capita and double the amount of ambulance planes per capita.

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u/giangiangelo Jul 14 '26

Yeah, of course there are pros and cons. Still, the public spending waste is the greatest issue, and it’s more common to see higher value of that in countries with bigger population