I think it is a horrible system, what in the world would make ANYONE want to work harder to be very successful when the government takes most of what you make!! Working more hours or harder than others doesn’t get you better health care, or a better education you get the same give outs as all other citizens BUT of course the more money you make the more money they take to care for other citizens that don’t work at all!!!
“BUT of course the more money you make the more money they take to care for other citizens that don’t work at all!!!”
For a system like that to work you need an honest, morally upright, homogeneous populace with shared values and a strong sense of community. I think Scandinavians generally fit that description, at least until recently.
I think people that willingly didn’t carry their own weight were ostracized.