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Re:The average American has the same life expectancy as the ... by wkat4242 on Saturday April 01, 2023 @12:48AM (#35397240)
You can't compare murder rates in the US with Sweden.

They have a real welfare system, diminishing social inequalities and with that the feeding ground for crime.

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Re:The average American has the same life expectancy as the ... by adgjlsfhk1 on Saturday April 01, 2023 @01:40AM (#35397482)
we can do both
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Re:The average American has the same life expectancy as the ... by rgmerk on Saturday April 01, 2023 @03:19AM (#35398009)
Sounds like a great idea…

…but it’s also worth pointing out that murder rates are also a lot lower than the US in other developed countries that don’t have Scandinavian levels of welfare transfers.

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Re:The average American has the same life expectancy as the ... by wkat4242 on Saturday April 01, 2023 @09:15AM (#35400064)
The other developed countries still have much lower income differences between rich and poor than the US though. I think this is a bigger contributor to US crime levels than its gun policy.

Also, I don't understand the focus on murder rates. Compare all violent crime at least.

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