You just make things up.

I never suggested Sweden, Finland, the Netherlands and Denmark were not market based economies. Nor did I suggest social programs should be paid for by high levels of debt.

Sweden, Finland, the Netherlands and Denmark each pay higher levels of taxation than we do. That's how they pay for far better social programs.

Finland's per capita GNP is about the same as Canada's. The others have per capita GNPs somewhat higher than ours. But their tax rates are considerably more. Canada's gross tax rate is about 31 percent. Swedes pay 43 per cent; Danes, 49; Netherlanders, 37; and Finns, 44 percent.

Their citizens pay higher taxes because they want good social programs. Canadians just come up with excuses.