Denmark replies Trump, says social welfare policy successful
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there was no mention of the 32 million adults in the u.s. that are illiterate the author wrote1 the danish government has hit back after donald trumps white house listed denmark as an example of a failing socialist nation in its recently released report the opportunity costs of socialism1 danish prime minister lars lokke rasmussen on facebook wrote that he would participate at any time in a competition with the americans on who has the best social model as first reported by cbs news1 yes we pay a lot in tax but we get so much rasmussen wrote. our children can get an education no matter who you are and where you come from. we can get to the hospital and get help if we get sick. whether we have a special insurance or a lot of money in the bank. and if you become unemployed run into problems or otherwise need a helping hand then the community is ready to seize and help one back on the right track1 the report from the white house council of economic advisers criticises denmark over its living conditions claiming that standards in nordic countries are at least 15 percent lower than in the united states1 a foreign policy spokesman for denmarks social democratic party called the white house report a scare tactic and fake news ahead of the u.s. midterms1 an article in the copenhagen post on monday touted denmarks free university education policy in response to the reports claim that americans are more likely to obtain higher education1 to be sure denmark is not a socialist state but a social welfare state like united kingdom1 the danish government has weighed in following criticism of its socialist policies from republicans before1 when a fox business segment in august framed socialist denmark as an overtaxed dystopia with high unemployment rates denmarks minister of finance and ambassador to the u.s. called the criticisms uninformed1 danish ambassador lars gert lose posted a document with denmarks global rankings which show the small country coming out on top in terms of unemployment and education1 denmark is not technically socialist but its social welfare policies are far more expansive than those in the u.s1 unemployment rates in denmark are lower than those in the u.s. and its residents are more productive on average than americans according to data compiled by the economic research company trading economics1 reported by thehill.com1