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FILE - A Tuesday, May 5, 2009 photo from files of The Little Mermaid in Copenhagen, Denmark. Danes were excited this week to see their calm and prosperous country thrust into the U.S. presidential race as Democratic hopefuls Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton sparred over whether theres something Americans can learn from Denmarks social model. (Tariq Mikkel Khan/Polfoto via AP, File) DENMARK OUT
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/1464985a61a94c259903eee806925be5/fairytale-nation-how-denmark-compares-united-states
By JAN M. OLSEN and KARL RITTER
Oct. 15, 2015 12:36 PM EDT
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) Four centuries after William Shakespeare wrote "something's rotten in the state of Denmark" in his play "Hamlet," the small Scandinavian country clearly has gotten its act together.
Danes were excited this week to see their calm and prosperous country thrust into the spotlight of the U.S. presidential race when Democratic hopefuls Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton sparred over whether there's something Americans can learn from Denmark's social model.
"It's always nice when Denmark is being shown as an example," said Christine Schwartz, a 42-year-old shopkeeper in Copenhagen. "Often we have been dreaming of living the American way. Now Americans should maybe dream of the Danish way."
Denmark is a nation of 5.6 million people living in an area half the size of South Carolina. It's perhaps best known for Hans Christian Andersen's 19th century fairytales, including "The Ugly Duckling" and "The Little Mermaid." But it's also gained a reputation of being an enchanted country to live in due to high rankings in quality of life surveys.
FULL story at link.
FILE - A Thursday, Oct. 14, 2010 photo from files showing the Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen preparing for Halloween and the autumn holiday season. Danes were excited this week to see their calm and prosperous country thrust into the U.S. presidential race as Democratic hopefuls Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton sparred over whether theres something Americans can learn from Denmarks social model. (Tariq Mikkel Khan/Polfoto via AP, File) DENMARK OUT
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AP: Fairytale nation? How Denmark compares to the United States (U will luv this) (Original Post)
Omaha Steve
Oct 2015
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And Americans feel we are closer to Sweden's income distribution and WANT its distribution MORE!
cascadiance
Oct 2015
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dae
(3,396 posts)1. Thanks 4 posting OS.
leftcoastmountains
(2,968 posts)2. K&R
Thanks for the article!
Bjornsdotter
(6,123 posts)3. Nice!
Nice article, thanks for posting. Now I am craving a rød pølse!
cascadiance
(19,537 posts)4. And Americans feel we are closer to Sweden's income distribution and WANT its distribution MORE!
As noted by studies that have been shown that Americans want a more balanced wealth divide like Sweden has...