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I would NEVER
I hope you're not one of those right wingers that actually thinks themselves a nationalist.
Why is it that YOU believe "da gubermint" is entitled to a solitary dime of what I recieve
Why is it that YOU believe "da gubermint" is entitled to a solitary dime of what I recieve
Because you live in and benefit from the society it governs you ungrateful son of a bitch. Yes, you do owe some of your money to Uncle Sam. Get over it. Taxes aren't going away.
Lol what I do is irrelevant TK. You do know that right? Of course I would rather fix what’s wrong with the US than move to DenmarkCool, there are now 9 new ways for you to gtfo of America.The evidence is quite compelling. Repubs like to think that both they, and the US, is superior to anyone else in the world but the truth is countries like Denmark are really just laughing at them.
1) Unemployed workers get 90% of their previous salary for two years.
Denmark has a tremendous social safety net for unemployed workers — any worker who worked at least 52 weeks over a three-year period can qualify to have 90 percent of their original salarypaid for, for up to two years. The Danish government also has plentiful training programs for out-of-work Danes. As a result, 73 percent of Danes between 15 and 64 have a paying job, compared to 67 percent of Americans.
2) Denmark spends far less on healthcare than the US does.
According to the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD), the US spends twice as much per capita on healthcare than in Denmark, where taxpayer-funded universal healthcare is available for all citizens.2009 OECD data shows that the U.S. spent an average of $7,290 per person on healthcare. Denmark spent just $3,512. World Bank data, as seen in the chart above, shows Danish healthcare costs are about $3,000 less per capita than in the US.
3) Denmark is the happiest place on Earth
The World Happiness Report, which determines which nation’s population is the “happiest” using criteria like life expectancy, GDP, social safety nets, as well as factors like “perception of corruption” and “freedom to make life choices,” found that Denmark was the happiest country. The US, in the meantime, ranked #17 on the same list.
4)Denmark has the shortest work week on average.
Denmark leads every other OECD nation in work-life balance. Danes work an average of 37 hours a week, earn an average of $46,000 USD annually, and have the right to 5 weeks of paid vacation per year. Here in the US, the average worker puts in an average of 47 hours a week, and only takes 16 days of vacation a year. This is largely due to a more stressful work climate, in which wages are stagnating while costs are rising. Combine that with a highly-competitive job market, and that means more Americans are willing to chain themselves to their desk then to risk taking vacation days and coming back to find someone else took their job.
5) Denmark pays students $900 per month to attend college.
Here in the US, the cost of going to college has soared by over 500 percent in the last 30 years. But in Denmark, not only is college free, but students are actually paid $900 USD per month to go to school, provided they live on their own. And this funding lasts up to six years. By contrast, the average US student pays over $31,000 a year in tuition to attend a private university, out-of-state residents at public universities pay $22,000 a year in tuition, and tuition costs for in-state residents at those same universities is still over $9,000.
6) Denmark has one of the highest per capita incomes in the world.
In Denmark, despite a short work week and a generous social safety net, workers make more than enough to meet basic needs. According to per capita income data from the World Bank, Denmark’s per capita income is roughly $5,000 higher than in the US.
7) Denmark has one of the lowest poverty rates. The US has one of the highest.
The benefits of living in Denmark are far-reaching — out of all OECD countries, Denmark has the second-lowest poverty rate at 0.6 percent. To compare, the OECD average of 11.3 percent is still lower than the 14.5 percent poverty rate in the US.
8) Denmark is rated #1 for best country for business
In 2014, Forbes ranked Denmark as the #1 best country for business.
Forbes used 11 different criteria to rank countries — innovation, property rights, red tape, taxes, investor protection, stock market performance, technology, corruption, personal freedom, freedom of trade, and monetary freedom.
Under the same criteria, the US ranked #18.
9) New parents in Denmark get 52 weeks of paid leave. US parents don't get shit.
The Danish government gives new parents an average of 52 weeks — a full year — of paid time off after having a child. Those 52 weeks can be allocated however the parents wish. In addition to the 52 weeks, new moms get 4 weeks of maternity leave before giving birth and 14 weeks after. Even new fathers get 2 additional weeks after the birth of their child. But here in the US, 1 in 4 new mothers go back to work within two weeks of having a child.
This is what Democratic Socialism really looks like. Is this the dystopian nightmare that Republicans are making it out to be, or an ideal vision of what Americans could have if we came together and demanded it from our government?
Here are 9 reasons Denmark's socialist economy leaves the US in the dust
Don't like it here? Put your money where your mouth is. Stop being a hypocrite by taking advantage of a capitalist economy to post your socialist propaganda. Go live somewhere that suits your economic views.
Simple.
Go on. Git. Don't let me catch you celebrating the 4th of July either.
Scholarships, loans and grants are fine but when it is reported that " At the end of January, the US economy had 7.6 million unfilled jobs, but only 6.5 million people were looking for work, according to data released Friday by the US Department of Labor. This was the 11th straight month that the number of job openings was higher than the number of job seekers. And each month, the gap has grown"
why isn't a college education cheaper when the the benefits outweigh the preoccupation with sports. Athletic scholarships for a winning season VS scholarships to fill high paying jobs.
which is a better return on the investment?
Lol what I do is irrelevant TK. You do know that right? Of course I would rather fix what’s wrong with the US than move to DenmarkCool, there are now 9 new ways for you to gtfo of America.The evidence is quite compelling. Repubs like to think that both they, and the US, is superior to anyone else in the world but the truth is countries like Denmark are really just laughing at them.
1) Unemployed workers get 90% of their previous salary for two years.
Denmark has a tremendous social safety net for unemployed workers — any worker who worked at least 52 weeks over a three-year period can qualify to have 90 percent of their original salarypaid for, for up to two years. The Danish government also has plentiful training programs for out-of-work Danes. As a result, 73 percent of Danes between 15 and 64 have a paying job, compared to 67 percent of Americans.
2) Denmark spends far less on healthcare than the US does.
According to the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD), the US spends twice as much per capita on healthcare than in Denmark, where taxpayer-funded universal healthcare is available for all citizens.2009 OECD data shows that the U.S. spent an average of $7,290 per person on healthcare. Denmark spent just $3,512. World Bank data, as seen in the chart above, shows Danish healthcare costs are about $3,000 less per capita than in the US.
3) Denmark is the happiest place on Earth
The World Happiness Report, which determines which nation’s population is the “happiest” using criteria like life expectancy, GDP, social safety nets, as well as factors like “perception of corruption” and “freedom to make life choices,” found that Denmark was the happiest country. The US, in the meantime, ranked #17 on the same list.
4)Denmark has the shortest work week on average.
Denmark leads every other OECD nation in work-life balance. Danes work an average of 37 hours a week, earn an average of $46,000 USD annually, and have the right to 5 weeks of paid vacation per year. Here in the US, the average worker puts in an average of 47 hours a week, and only takes 16 days of vacation a year. This is largely due to a more stressful work climate, in which wages are stagnating while costs are rising. Combine that with a highly-competitive job market, and that means more Americans are willing to chain themselves to their desk then to risk taking vacation days and coming back to find someone else took their job.
5) Denmark pays students $900 per month to attend college.
Here in the US, the cost of going to college has soared by over 500 percent in the last 30 years. But in Denmark, not only is college free, but students are actually paid $900 USD per month to go to school, provided they live on their own. And this funding lasts up to six years. By contrast, the average US student pays over $31,000 a year in tuition to attend a private university, out-of-state residents at public universities pay $22,000 a year in tuition, and tuition costs for in-state residents at those same universities is still over $9,000.
6) Denmark has one of the highest per capita incomes in the world.
In Denmark, despite a short work week and a generous social safety net, workers make more than enough to meet basic needs. According to per capita income data from the World Bank, Denmark’s per capita income is roughly $5,000 higher than in the US.
7) Denmark has one of the lowest poverty rates. The US has one of the highest.
The benefits of living in Denmark are far-reaching — out of all OECD countries, Denmark has the second-lowest poverty rate at 0.6 percent. To compare, the OECD average of 11.3 percent is still lower than the 14.5 percent poverty rate in the US.
8) Denmark is rated #1 for best country for business
In 2014, Forbes ranked Denmark as the #1 best country for business.
Forbes used 11 different criteria to rank countries — innovation, property rights, red tape, taxes, investor protection, stock market performance, technology, corruption, personal freedom, freedom of trade, and monetary freedom.
Under the same criteria, the US ranked #18.
9) New parents in Denmark get 52 weeks of paid leave. US parents don't get shit.
The Danish government gives new parents an average of 52 weeks — a full year — of paid time off after having a child. Those 52 weeks can be allocated however the parents wish. In addition to the 52 weeks, new moms get 4 weeks of maternity leave before giving birth and 14 weeks after. Even new fathers get 2 additional weeks after the birth of their child. But here in the US, 1 in 4 new mothers go back to work within two weeks of having a child.
This is what Democratic Socialism really looks like. Is this the dystopian nightmare that Republicans are making it out to be, or an ideal vision of what Americans could have if we came together and demanded it from our government?
Here are 9 reasons Denmark's socialist economy leaves the US in the dust
Don't like it here? Put your money where your mouth is. Stop being a hypocrite by taking advantage of a capitalist economy to post your socialist propaganda. Go live somewhere that suits your economic views.
Simple.
Go on. Git. Don't let me catch you celebrating the 4th of July either.
It is absurd to want to emulate European nations.Denmark's population is around 5.8 million people. It also has a central bank and it's debt is around 36% of their GDP. and the tax rate is around 56%..........
It is absurd to suggest that our nation is incapable of emulating European nations.
The evidence is quite compelling. Repubs like to think that both they, and the US, is superior to anyone else in the world but the truth is countries like Denmark are really just laughing at them.
1) Unemployed workers get 90% of their previous salary for two years.
Denmark has a tremendous social safety net for unemployed workers — any worker who worked at least 52 weeks over a three-year period can qualify to have 90 percent of their original salarypaid for, for up to two years. The Danish government also has plentiful training programs for out-of-work Danes. As a result, 73 percent of Danes between 15 and 64 have a paying job, compared to 67 percent of Americans.
2) Denmark spends far less on healthcare than the US does.
According to the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD), the US spends twice as much per capita on healthcare than in Denmark, where taxpayer-funded universal healthcare is available for all citizens.2009 OECD data shows that the U.S. spent an average of $7,290 per person on healthcare. Denmark spent just $3,512. World Bank data, as seen in the chart above, shows Danish healthcare costs are about $3,000 less per capita than in the US.
3) Denmark is the happiest place on Earth
The World Happiness Report, which determines which nation’s population is the “happiest” using criteria like life expectancy, GDP, social safety nets, as well as factors like “perception of corruption” and “freedom to make life choices,” found that Denmark was the happiest country. The US, in the meantime, ranked #17 on the same list.
4)Denmark has the shortest work week on average.
Denmark leads every other OECD nation in work-life balance. Danes work an average of 37 hours a week, earn an average of $46,000 USD annually, and have the right to 5 weeks of paid vacation per year. Here in the US, the average worker puts in an average of 47 hours a week, and only takes 16 days of vacation a year. This is largely due to a more stressful work climate, in which wages are stagnating while costs are rising. Combine that with a highly-competitive job market, and that means more Americans are willing to chain themselves to their desk then to risk taking vacation days and coming back to find someone else took their job.
5) Denmark pays students $900 per month to attend college.
Here in the US, the cost of going to college has soared by over 500 percent in the last 30 years. But in Denmark, not only is college free, but students are actually paid $900 USD per month to go to school, provided they live on their own. And this funding lasts up to six years. By contrast, the average US student pays over $31,000 a year in tuition to attend a private university, out-of-state residents at public universities pay $22,000 a year in tuition, and tuition costs for in-state residents at those same universities is still over $9,000.
6) Denmark has one of the highest per capita incomes in the world.
In Denmark, despite a short work week and a generous social safety net, workers make more than enough to meet basic needs. According to per capita income data from the World Bank, Denmark’s per capita income is roughly $5,000 higher than in the US.
7) Denmark has one of the lowest poverty rates. The US has one of the highest.
The benefits of living in Denmark are far-reaching — out of all OECD countries, Denmark has the second-lowest poverty rate at 0.6 percent. To compare, the OECD average of 11.3 percent is still lower than the 14.5 percent poverty rate in the US.
8) Denmark is rated #1 for best country for business
In 2014, Forbes ranked Denmark as the #1 best country for business.
Forbes used 11 different criteria to rank countries — innovation, property rights, red tape, taxes, investor protection, stock market performance, technology, corruption, personal freedom, freedom of trade, and monetary freedom.
Under the same criteria, the US ranked #18.
9) New parents in Denmark get 52 weeks of paid leave. US parents don't get shit.
The Danish government gives new parents an average of 52 weeks — a full year — of paid time off after having a child. Those 52 weeks can be allocated however the parents wish. In addition to the 52 weeks, new moms get 4 weeks of maternity leave before giving birth and 14 weeks after. Even new fathers get 2 additional weeks after the birth of their child. But here in the US, 1 in 4 new mothers go back to work within two weeks of having a child.
This is what Democratic Socialism really looks like. Is this the dystopian nightmare that Republicans are making it out to be, or an ideal vision of what Americans could have if we came together and demanded it from our government?
Here are 9 reasons Denmark's socialist economy leaves the US in the dust
It is absurd to want to emulate European nations.
Actually, given the numbers, we can't.It is absurd to want to emulate European nations.
It's fine if that's your opinion, but don't suggest we couldn't. That's bullshit.
It is absurd to want to emulate European nations.
It's fine if that's your opinion, but don't suggest we couldn't. That's bullshit.
Can you put a time frame on that "eventually?" And no Germany isn't falling apart under their debt anymore than the US is at least. Yes we pay more taxes. On the other hand we don't have student debt or bankruptcies induced by medical expenses. Why is it that only taxes is considered an unacceptable expense but not paying to much for the same services out of pocket? Is that money any less unavailable or something?As to being more spread out. Explain how that fact would make socialism less easy? Germany is way bigger still works. France to. In fact the result is the same all across Europe or for that matter Japan... . it works.Actually I'm European and our population is just as diverse. The people coming in have different origins. (Syrians,Moroccons, Turks not to mention other African nations instead of South Americans.) It does not however take down our standard of living. As to education. That's why you have an affordable education systems.Denmark's population is around 5.8 million people. It also has a central bank and it's debt is around 36% of their GDP. and the tax rate is around 56%..........
It is absurd to suggest that our nation is incapable of emulating European nations.
It is absurd to believe that you could use the socialist model of a country of 5.8 million and apply it to a country that has 360 million people with 30 million illegals that are poorly skilled, poorly educated. Denmark is 16,777 square miles, America is 3.797 million square miles with a very diverse population.
You call 56 percent in taxation "working"? Germany is collapsing under their debt and eventually all socialist countries will fall because eventually no one will see the value in participating in the labor pool if they can derive the same standard of living by not working as those that do....why should they?
I'm thinking by the same means as they use now to force people to pay debt.It is absurd to want to emulate European nations.
It's fine if that's your opinion, but don't suggest we couldn't. That's bullshit.
That is based on everyone complying and agreeing to have the majority of their wages confiscated to fund it. How do you propose enforcement? By gunpoint?
Denmark is not a socialist country, dumbass.This is what Democratic Socialism really looks like. Is this the dystopian nightmare that Republicans are making it out to be, or an ideal vision of what Americans could have if we came together and demanded it from our government?
Here are 9 reasons Denmark's socialist economy leaves the US in the dust
Show me those numbers if you can?Actually, given the numbers, we can't.It is absurd to want to emulate European nations.
It's fine if that's your opinion, but don't suggest we couldn't. That's bullshit.
I see. So you think it's a good idea to emulate their version of market economy?Denmark is not a socialist country, dumbass.This is what Democratic Socialism really looks like. Is this the dystopian nightmare that Republicans are making it out to be, or an ideal vision of what Americans could have if we came together and demanded it from our government?
Here are 9 reasons Denmark's socialist economy leaves the US in the dust
Denmark has a market economy.
The evidence is quite compelling. Repubs like to think that both they, and the US, is superior to anyone else in the world but the truth is countries like Denmark are really just laughing at them.
1) Unemployed workers get 90% of their previous salary for two years.
Denmark has a tremendous social safety net for unemployed workers — any worker who worked at least 52 weeks over a three-year period can qualify to have 90 percent of their original salarypaid for, for up to two years. The Danish government also has plentiful training programs for out-of-work Danes. As a result, 73 percent of Danes between 15 and 64 have a paying job, compared to 67 percent of Americans.
2) Denmark spends far less on healthcare than the US does.
According to the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD), the US spends twice as much per capita on healthcare than in Denmark, where taxpayer-funded universal healthcare is available for all citizens.2009 OECD data shows that the U.S. spent an average of $7,290 per person on healthcare. Denmark spent just $3,512. World Bank data, as seen in the chart above, shows Danish healthcare costs are about $3,000 less per capita than in the US.
3) Denmark is the happiest place on Earth
The World Happiness Report, which determines which nation’s population is the “happiest” using criteria like life expectancy, GDP, social safety nets, as well as factors like “perception of corruption” and “freedom to make life choices,” found that Denmark was the happiest country. The US, in the meantime, ranked #17 on the same list.
4)Denmark has the shortest work week on average.
Denmark leads every other OECD nation in work-life balance. Danes work an average of 37 hours a week, earn an average of $46,000 USD annually, and have the right to 5 weeks of paid vacation per year. Here in the US, the average worker puts in an average of 47 hours a week, and only takes 16 days of vacation a year. This is largely due to a more stressful work climate, in which wages are stagnating while costs are rising. Combine that with a highly-competitive job market, and that means more Americans are willing to chain themselves to their desk then to risk taking vacation days and coming back to find someone else took their job.
5) Denmark pays students $900 per month to attend college.
Here in the US, the cost of going to college has soared by over 500 percent in the last 30 years. But in Denmark, not only is college free, but students are actually paid $900 USD per month to go to school, provided they live on their own. And this funding lasts up to six years. By contrast, the average US student pays over $31,000 a year in tuition to attend a private university, out-of-state residents at public universities pay $22,000 a year in tuition, and tuition costs for in-state residents at those same universities is still over $9,000.
6) Denmark has one of the highest per capita incomes in the world.
In Denmark, despite a short work week and a generous social safety net, workers make more than enough to meet basic needs. According to per capita income data from the World Bank, Denmark’s per capita income is roughly $5,000 higher than in the US.
7) Denmark has one of the lowest poverty rates. The US has one of the highest.
The benefits of living in Denmark are far-reaching — out of all OECD countries, Denmark has the second-lowest poverty rate at 0.6 percent. To compare, the OECD average of 11.3 percent is still lower than the 14.5 percent poverty rate in the US.
8) Denmark is rated #1 for best country for business
In 2014, Forbes ranked Denmark as the #1 best country for business.
Forbes used 11 different criteria to rank countries — innovation, property rights, red tape, taxes, investor protection, stock market performance, technology, corruption, personal freedom, freedom of trade, and monetary freedom.
Under the same criteria, the US ranked #18.
9) New parents in Denmark get 52 weeks of paid leave. US parents don't get shit.
The Danish government gives new parents an average of 52 weeks — a full year — of paid time off after having a child. Those 52 weeks can be allocated however the parents wish. In addition to the 52 weeks, new moms get 4 weeks of maternity leave before giving birth and 14 weeks after. Even new fathers get 2 additional weeks after the birth of their child. But here in the US, 1 in 4 new mothers go back to work within two weeks of having a child.
This is what Democratic Socialism really looks like. Is this the dystopian nightmare that Republicans are making it out to be, or an ideal vision of what Americans could have if we came together and demanded it from our government?
Here are 9 reasons Denmark's socialist economy leaves the US in the dust
