On: Why Finnish babies sleep in cardboard boxes (2013)

[steve-benjamins]

Which might be sensible. As OP has suggested, the state may be better than the market at this.

[ekianjo → steve-benjamins]

Except when its not. Not talking about Finland here, but the amount of poor decisions in many areas related to welfare would suggest that mor often than not its a pretty bad idea to trust the state.

[deong → ekianjo]

It requires the ability to govern one's selves effectively, which we in the US have proven beyond all doubt we're not capable of doing.