Myth vs. Facts: Swedish Health Care

Myth vs. Facts: Swedish Health Care
June 26, 2011 by Per Bylund

The myth of Sweden as the successful socialist experiment continues to thrive -- despite and in direct contrast to the available facts. On his blog, Carl Svanberg recently summarized the state of Swedish health care using recent news reports. It is a nasty image of advanced and high-tech health care that is unavailable when needed, strictly rationed, and where medical personnel dissuade dying people from seeking care.

But let's not forget that the myth is so much more important for socialist-oriented politicians aiming to nationalize private industry (like Obama), than facts could ever be.