Attempts left: 1 Sweden has long been associated with successful socialist policies, but recently the Swedish government has had to cut back on some of the social services it provides its citizens, especially those that benefit older adults. One issue is that the younger working population isn't large enough to support the much larger elderly population. Another is the flight of investors and entrepreneurs, who tend to seek out countries with more favorable tax rates. These latter countries are an example of pure competition C socialism the fundamental rights of capitalism a free market economy