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Economic Ranking
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When "conservatives" or "libertarians" claim that their philosophies are more beneficial to the poor and/or working class people or that "socialism" is harmful to such people, then expose them to these unpleasant facts. The vast majority of countries in which the poor and/or working class people fair the best are countries which are decidedly "socialistic" (while our own beloved U.S. A. is far from being the "#1" country that many of us imagine it to be) :
Union membership^*1 : Standard of Living ^*2 Lowest Child Poverty^*3:

1. Sweden: 82% 1. Norway 23. Sweden: 2.6%

2. Denmark: 76% 2. Sweden 22. Norway: 3.9%

3. Finland: 76% 3. Australia 21. Finland: 4.3

4. Norway: 57% 4. Canada 20. Belgium: 4.4%

5. Belgium: 53% 5. Netherlands 19. Luxembourg: 4.5%

6. Ireland: 45% 6. Belgium 18. Denmark: 5.1%

7. Austria: 37% 7. Iceland 17. Czech Republic: 5.9

8. Italy: 35% 8. United States 16. Netherlands: 7.7%

9. Canada: 30% 9. Japan 15. France: 7.9%

10. United Kingdom: 29% 10. Ireland 14 Hungary: 10.3%

11. Germany: 26% 11. Switzerland 13. Germany: 10.7%

12. Netherlands: 25% 12. United Kingdom 12. Japan: 12.2%

13. Australia: 25% 13. Finland 11. Greece: 12.3%

14. New Zealand: 22% 14. Austria 10. Spain: 12.3%

15. Japan: 22% 15. Luxembourg 9. Australia: 12.6%

16. Switzerland: 22% 16. France 8. Poland: 15.4%

17. United States: 13% 17. Denmark 7. Canada: 15.5%

18. France: 9% 18. New Zealand 6. Ireland: 16.8%

not ranked 19. Germany 5. Turkey: 19.7%

not ranked 20. Spain 4. United Kingdom: 19.8%

not ranked not ranked 3. Italy: 20.5%

not ranked not ranked 2. United States: 22.4%
not ranked not ranked 1. Mexico: 26.2%

*1 = http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/lab_tra_...nion-membership (Year 2000)
*2 = http://www.canadiangeographic.ca/worldmap/...-12_Compare.pdf
*3 = http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/eco_chi_...y-child-poverty

Regarding the important issue of health care systems
compare our U. S. costs and benefits with
others systems around the world,
( from which the following chart was excerpted : )
WHO inter-nation comparison chart
and see also :

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When "conservatives" or "libertarians" claim that their philosophies are more beneficial to the poor and/or working class people or that "socialism" is harmful to such people, then expose them to these unpleasant facts. The vast majority of countries in which the poor and/or working class people fair the best are countries which are decidedly "socialistic" (while our own beloved U.S. A. is far from being the "#1" country that many of us imagine it to be) :
*Union membership^1 :**	*Standard of Living ^2**	*Lowest Child Poverty^3:**
1. Sweden: 82%	1. Norway	23. Sweden: 2.6%
2. Denmark: 76%	2. Sweden	22. Norway: 3.9%
3. Finland: 76%	3. Australia	21. Finland: 4.3
4. Norway: 57%	4. Canada	20. Belgium: 4.4%
5. Belgium: 53%	5. Netherlands	19. Luxembourg: 4.5%
6. Ireland: 45%	6. Belgium	18. Denmark: 5.1%
7. Austria: 37%	7. Iceland	17. Czech Republic: 5.9
8. Italy: 35%	8. United States	16. Netherlands: 7.7%
9. Canada: 30%	9. Japan	15. France: 7.9%
10. United Kingdom: 29%	10. Ireland	14 Hungary: 10.3%
11. Germany: 26%	11. Switzerland	13. Germany: 10.7%
12. Netherlands: 25%	12. United Kingdom	12. Japan: 12.2%
13. Australia: 25%	13. Finland	11. Greece: 12.3%
14. New Zealand: 22%	14. Austria	10. Spain: 12.3%
15. Japan: 22%	15. Luxembourg	9. Australia: 12.6%
16. Switzerland: 22%	16. France	8. Poland: 15.4%
17. United States: 13%	17. Denmark	7. Canada: 15.5%
18. France: 9%	18. New Zealand	6. Ireland: 16.8%
not ranked	19. Germany	5. Turkey: 19.7%
not ranked	20. Spain	4. United Kingdom: 19.8%
not ranked	not ranked	3. Italy: 20.5%
not ranked	not ranked	2. United States: 22.4%
not ranked	not ranked	1. Mexico: 26.2%
1 = http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/lab_tra_...nion-membership (Year 2000) 2 = http://www.canadiangeographic.ca/worldmap/...-12_Compare.pdf *3 = http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/eco_chi_...y-child-poverty

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