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Originally Posted by LostCause
If you consider economics as the sole measure of quality of life, you are missing the bigger picture. The United States is the richest nation in the world yet continually scores mid-teens on quality of life indices. Bhutan actively works towards the happiness of their people. America actively works towards the happiness of the stock market. Somewhere along the line we got our ends and means mixed up...
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I didn't bring up income; you did. Also, you create a false dichotomy, as if Sweden doesn't have a stock market and cares nothing about it, and America does, but cares about nothing else. Your position is extreme and emotional, but is far from reflecting the reality. Sweden cares about its stock market just like we care about ours.
As for the NewEconomist's comments, I think they make my point. Given the opportunity, almost no one wants to live in a country where nothing has changed for 40 years, unless it has come from the outside. No, there is not more upward mobility, since there are only so many positions available at the top. Unless there is class, gender or racial discrimination, this is usually the case.