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==Social Democracy in Practice==

==Social Democracy in Practice==

The economic policies of many European countries have been influenced by social democratic principles (the most notable being [[Denmark]], [[Finland]], [[Norway]] and [[Sweden]]). While such countries are often touted as having the highest living standards in the world, they also share very high tax rates and slower growth rates as compared to rest of the world (with the exception of Sweden). [[Germany]] has been ruled three times by the [[SPD]]. The policies of this party have increased the debt.  In order to advance their cause, [[democratic socialists]] will sell Nordic social democracies in promotion of democratic socialism, even though the two are not the same thing.<ref>[https://quillette.com/2018/08/06/democratic-socialism-is-a-scam/ Democratic Socialism is a Scam], by Giancarlo Sopo, Quillette</ref><ref>Nordic socialism has always been very [[nationalist]], with the slogan "We take care of our own," up until very recently.</ref>  

The economic policies of many European countries have been influenced by social democratic principles (the most notable being [[Denmark]], [[Finland]], [[Norway]] and [[Sweden]]). While such countries are often touted as having the highest living standards in the world, they also share very high tax rates and slower growth rates as compared to rest of the world (with the exception of Sweden). [[Germany]] has been ruled three times by the [[SPD]]. The policies of this party have increased the debt.  In order to advance their cause, [[democratic socialist]]s will sell Nordic social democracies in promotion of democratic socialism, even though the two are not the same thing.<ref>[https://quillette.com/2018/08/06/democratic-socialism-is-a-scam/ Democratic Socialism is a Scam], by Giancarlo Sopo, Quillette</ref><ref>Nordic socialism has always been very [[nationalist]], with the slogan "We take care of our own," up until very recently.</ref>  

Arguably the defining characteristic of all of socialism is a [[big government]] monopoly over the means of production.  For this reason, the [[DSA]] has stated that social democracy is "good, but not good enough".<ref>[https://www.dsausa.org/social_democracy_is_good_but_not_good_enough Social Democracy Is Good. But Not Good Enough.]</ref>  The Foundation for Economic Education also recognizes that social democracy is not democratic socialism, due to the lack of state-run means of production in the Scandinavian countries.<ref>[https://fee.org/articles/the-myth-of-scandinavian-socialism/ The Myth of Scandinavian Socialism]</ref>

Arguably the defining characteristic of all of socialism is a [[big government]] monopoly over the means of production.  For this reason, the [[DSA]] has stated that social democracy is "good, but not good enough".<ref>[https://www.dsausa.org/social_democracy_is_good_but_not_good_enough Social Democracy Is Good. But Not Good Enough.]</ref>  The Foundation for Economic Education also recognizes that social democracy is not democratic socialism, due to the lack of state-run means of production in the Scandinavian countries.<ref>[https://fee.org/articles/the-myth-of-scandinavian-socialism/ The Myth of Scandinavian Socialism]</ref>