Finland Has a Different Approach to Forming a Society, But Is It Worth Considering?

The United States is on an absolute frenzy to widen the wealth gap, and all the data suggests that the super-rich are being extremely successful in this endeavor.  Today’s CEOs are making 287 times more than their typical worker, where in 1965, that ratio was 21:1.  Almost all the new wealth that has entered the United States since the 1980s has gone to the top 1%.

As shown at left, Finland has an altogether different approach.  It appears that they have somehow averted the “greed-is-our-only-priority” thing and opted for a totally different sort of society.  This might not even be worth mentioning were it not for the fact that the Finnish people have wound up on top of the World Happiness Rankings for the last seven consecutive years.

Maybe being a nation led by selfish assholes is something we need to reconsider.