Denmark happy cause everything paid for!
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Just saw a clip form 60 min on yahoo about a group of young danes saying they are happy and untroubled cause their life is paid for by the state from education to healthcare.
But Is it really sustainable?Can one get something for life for nothing?
For the danes I say to them ...be happy while you still can cause nothing last forever more so in a welfare state
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Yeah.
At least they were happy once.
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What just talking to someone who recently migrated from US to denmark. According to him, the place is nice, however tax rate is very high (about 60+%) and car are even more expensive than Singapore.
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From Wiki:
The Danish welfare model is accompanied by a taxation system that is both broad based (25% VAT and excise) and with high income tax rates (minimum tax rate for adults is 39.6%).
However, in 2006 and 2007, surveys ranked Denmark as "the happiest place in the world," based on standards of health, welfare, and education. In 2007 Copenhagen was ranked the third most liveable city in the world by Monocle magazine
During WW2, the government was extremely helpful towards Jews living in the country, and the resistance managed to get most of the Jews to Sweden and safety.
There are 13 Danish Nobel laureates...and mm lee said that the govt of Scandinavian countries are mediocre…kekekeke
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It is a high tax high welfare society.
Norway is also like that but I think the Norweigians have the added advantage of North Sea crude. I don't recall Denmark having oil.
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With Great Welfare comes Great Taxations......
But heck...as long as I know where my money goes and accounts are transparent, it is okay for me
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Yah that's why we need the Opposition to propose a credible alternative economy policy so people can choose.
Maybe a higher-tax and more welfare society is what Singaporeans want.
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waa so gd
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Originally posted by a-Lost-9uY:
waa so gd
What is so gd? -
Don't compare to other countries, Malaysia PM Abdullah said Spore is an grape masia is apple, so Sweden is grade A cherry, Sudan is rotten banana.... so dun compare
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unfortunately, we are evolving from a low tax, zero welfare society into a rising tax, still no welfare society ...
even our so called "pension plan" is an annuity common pool that's self-funded by the tax payers .... but you really have to admire the brillance of the chap who though this up .... no cost (to the goverment that is ....) universal welfare ! ....
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well, at least they are happy, high tax or low tax.., the point is, ARE YOU HAPPY? lol