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This article details in depth the political side as well as the economic side of the Danish and Dutch pension systems. It sheds light on the possible political problems the US would have implementing any such reforms. As Anderson writes, "As Esping-Andersen (1985) notes, Danish social democrats had the misfortune of facing strong liberal competition in social welfare policy, so Danish social policies are a curious blend of social democratic and liberal values. When the social democrats joined with liberals to improve the basic pension scheme, they had to accept generous tax incentives for private pensions." However, where would "social democratic" resistance on the Danish scale come from in the United States? The power of the liberal democrats is far more prevalent in the US.

In Denmark the new wave of immigrants has shown an underlying societal racism. Danes feel that their culture is being stripped away by the immigrants. While they have come to terms with being a multiethnical society, they do not want to be a multicultural one.

This profile was compiled by the OECD, and it contains many basic pieces of information and data concerning Denmark and the Danish systems. Plans in Denmark are composed mainly of a mandatory government-maintained public pension, as well as a quasi-mandatory employment based pension put in place by industry-wide collective bargaining agreements.