Have such strong economies with high salaries and national healthcare. Skip to around the 7:30 second mark and listen for a minute or two... They help their system by keeping most production local, or at least the more lucrative things. You see, the right would like you to think that if we open up our economy, like we basically have now, we will prosper via cheaper goods. That's true to an extent, however, for much of our economy, keeping production local keeps salaries high, relative to other countries and that makes things less expensive when they are imported. Keep in mind, I'm not saying we should close our borders to all products. I am saying that there is a reason why the people of Norway are generally prosperous. Video: