Forget about Nokia cell phones for now... are Scandinavians leading in the field of medical science as well? Sure, it's very nice that they have universal healthcare, but they're feeding off of medical advancements made by countries like US! So if the entire world becomes socialistic, it is very possible that medical advancements will slow... and everyone could very well be covered by universal healthcare, but it wouldn't be very good care. Just like Nokia phones are very nice, but that's probably all we'll be stuck with for a long long time...

Anyway, considering the wealth gap in the US, I'd agree the current US system is out of wack. The rich has to give away as much as possible to help the poor in order to stabilize the system. I'm just against the government forcing people's hand by heavily taxing folks. Also, we need to NOT have the expectation of the rich giving us hand outs, but be willing to give to our poorer neighbors as well. How much should we redistribute our own wealth? Well, as much as possible so that you won't starve your own family of course.

With regard to helping neighboring countries, yeah, US really should be helping Mexico a lot more. Investing in Mexicans directly will bring more prosperity for the US than investing in walls.