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Re:Tech workers are organizing and demanding democracy in th... by cworth on Friday April 12, 2019 @12:59PM (#19646666)
The Nordic model shows that it is possible to have a highly unionized workforce with free higher education, free healthcare, and social welfare. They have been very effective in fighting poverty this way.
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Re:Tech workers are organizing and demanding democracy in th... by GreenJelloShot on Friday April 12, 2019 @03:47PM (#19648345)
Yeah, everything "works" until it doesn't.

See: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/08/finlands-government-resigns-...

"Financial constraints are colliding with the healthcare costs imposed by Finland’s fast-aging population. But cutting those costs is a major political obstacle in a Nordic country that historically has provided an extensive -- and expensive -- healthcare system."

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