We already have universal healthcare!!

im planning on visiting norway, how is it over there?

green witch wrote :



since we were on a cruise we only spent a day each in oslo , stockholm , helsinki and copenhagen (actually 1 1/2 days here , arrived in the evening and went to TIVOLI GARDENS) .
we did not see a single panhandler or anything resembling one - i imagine there must be some - just didn't see them .
one thing that takes some getting used to is the orderliness and cleanliness - some people might feel constrained by it .

btw oslo was a wonderful city for sightseeing for us - lots of musems : thor heyerdal , the old ship FRAM , funny monuments , the old castle . it's not a huge city by north-american standards - but seems to have enough of everything .
hbg

I found Stockholm to be depressing, but I was there in the Winter.

Can't you do better than that?

miller wrote :



that's probably while the "stockholmers" work rather short days in the summer and make up for it in the winter .
we were there in august and around 2 pm there was heavy traffic from the city to the cottage country along the ford .
our guide explained that people like to take advantage of the long summer days by heading home or to the cottage early . they make up for it during the winter when the days are rather short and it's dark by the time they get home anyway - not a bad idea imo - make hay while the sun is shining - seems to work for the swedes .
hbg

ps. perhaps the swedes' slogan is : "life is there to be enjoyed to the fullest ; don't waste time (and money) to get loaded down with useless stuff " .

as guy lombardo's band used to play and sing : "enjoy your life , it's later than you think ... ... " .

i'll drink to that !

health care is available for all rich people

just about any important information about sweden's government and its economy is available here : CIA YEARBOOK - SWEDEN

if you want to learn about the swedish healthcare system , you'll have to access this 145 page report :

THE SWEDISH HEALTHCARE SYSTEM

this sentence sums it up :