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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
Edited by Catknight 19 Feb `08, 12:18PM
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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%).
<!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]-->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
<!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]-->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.
<!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--><!--[endif]-->There are 13 Danish Nobel laureates...and mm lee said that the govt of Scandinavian countries are mediocre…kekekeke
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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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