Not all totalitarian dictatorships are socialist and not all socialists are totalitarian. These socialist states allow gay marriage, provide adequate welfare support for their citizens and have healthy economies.
Denmark
Finland
Netherlands
Canada
Sweden
Norway
Ireland
New Zealand
Belgium
Brutal totalitarin states? Add Portugal to the list as one which has ended the futile War on Drugs and made drug abuse a health issue, drastically reducing the related problems of theft & robbery, prostitution and impacting on organised crime. Win-win-win.
With businessmen at the helm, the US offers unfettered freedom to those who can afford it and humiliation to those who can't. Win-lose-lose.
(From the internet) Despite popular myths, there is very little connection between economic performance and welfare expenditure. Many of the countries on this list are proof of that, such as Denmark and Finland. Even though both countries are more socialistic than America, the workforce remains stronger.
