How is it possible that we have lost our way?

American society is largely built upon a kind of rugged individualism, where our people really don’t care too much about others’ well-being.  By contrast, the Scandinavian countries, and to perhaps a lesser degree, the rest of the developed world, live in the belief that the welfare of all citizens is important.

That’s why the citizens of these countries don’t mind paying slightly higher taxes if that means that no one lives in poverty, or is denied healthcare and education.  As a result, these nations are constantly getting stronger and more cohesive, where the United States seems to have lost its grasp on even its most basic tenets, like democracy, that have guided it for 250 years.