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Media Highlights TV • April 6, 2016 

# Johan Norberg discusses economic misconceptions about Sweden on Free to Choose Media 

Many people claim the U.S. should be more like Sweden and give more benefits. Should we? In this short video clip, Free To Choose Media Executive Editor and Cato Institute Senior Fellow Johan Norberg explains how Sweden became successful first, and how expanded government actually pulled them down.

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##### [Johan Norberg](/people/johan-norberg)

Senior Fellow, Cato Institute

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