The Nordic model has long depended on 2 crucial elements — the public’s willingness to pay some of the highest taxes on earth, and the understanding that everyone is supposed to work. Sweden’s sharp influx of immigrants directly tests this.

The Nordic model has long depended on 2 crucial elements — the public’s willingness to pay some of the highest taxes on earth, and the understanding that everyone is supposed to work. Sweden’s sharp influx of immigrants directly tests this. https://t.co/IbbT75IBGT

— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 11, 2019