Progress Party Leader Siv Jensen on Norway's Myths and Realities
In a country of exceptionally high rates of personal taxation and home to one of the world's most generous welfare states, Norway's Progress Party, which describes itself as a "classical liberal" organization committed to "personal freedom," is something of an anomaly. But it is an increasingly powerful anomaly, now ranking as the country's second biggest political party.
In August, Progress Party leader Siv Jensen sat down with Reason senior editor Michael C. Moynihan and explained that Norwegians are growing tired of "regulation, bureaucracy, and high taxes" and why the Scandinavian health care model is bad for America-and Scandinavia.
Approximately 5 minutes. Shot by Jim Epstein and Meredith Bragg. Edited by Josh Swain.
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