Germany, Denmark, and Sweden have highly taxed, capitalist economies. Whereas in the US, the top 50% of wage earners, pay 97% of the taxes, in the countries you mentioned 50-60% of all wage earner’s income goes to fund their inefficient, wasteful social systems. I know many people who live in these countries and the national pastime is creating plans for avoiding the excessive taxation mandated by the governments.

Laws should favor economic freedom, incentives for creating value for others, and reducing dependence on government.

Now you know.