The happiest place on earth has the highest taxes

[Douger]

The Happiest also depends on who you ask. Denmark is too fucking cold.
Happy Planet Index

 

[daveman]

You "Daveman" need to take your head out of your ass,you speak no sense.You must really have such a negative life moreover feel guilty about yourself,if you feel everyone hates you!!!!!!!!!!!you obviously need medical help.tor

So what third-world shithole are you from? And why should I give a shit what you think?

Ah but you do

I can't give a shit what you think because you don't think.

Retard.

 

[Douger]

Costa Rica | Happy Planet Index

 

[mudwhistle]

Bump

 

[skookerasbil]

Denmark is a place where stoic locals wear sensible shoes and snack on herring sandwiches. Sure, they produce the occasional supermodel, but its most famous countryman may be the late entertainer Victor Borge.

Could the Danes really be the happiest people in the world? When ABC News anchor Bill Weir traveled there to find out, he asked random Danes to rate themselves in terms of happiness, on a scale of one to 10. Many people rated themselves at least an eight, and there were several nines and 10s. Finally, one grouchy Dane came along who said she didn't believe Danes were so happy. But then she quickly conceded that she herself felt rather content with her life, and said Danes in general had very little to complain about.

Danes do have one potential complaint: high taxes. The happiest people in the world pay some of the highest taxes in the world -- between 50 percent and 70 percent of their incomes. In exchange, the government covers all health care and education, and spends more on children and the elderly than any country in the world per capita. With just 5.5 million people, the system is efficient, and people feel "tryghed" -- the Danish word for "tucked in" -- like a snug child.

Those high taxes have another effect. Since a banker can end up taking home as much money as an artist, people don't chose careers based on income or status. "They have this thing called 'Jante-lov,' which essentially says, 'You're no better then anybody else,'" said Buettner. "A garbage man can live in a middle-class neighborhood and hold his head high."

Denmark: The Happiest Place on Earth - ABC News

Geeez s0n..........Ive been saying for years you are the most naive board member by far. We still live in America where a huge majority are not enamoured with the idea of all people being vanilla. Good for the Danes.............shit wont work here though s0n. Not in your lifetime..........100% certainty.

You post things up here like with an intention of swaying the belief system of people........thats the fucking scariest thing about you dude. That you would think a thread like this would be anything but moot tells everybody your feet are not planted firmly on the ground. Even most of the liberals on here recognize that............so they dont post up fantasy stuff. s0n........you read too many of the classic philosophers. Most of the rest of us realized that was all BS not too long after reading it. And IM not even going to ask how much of their GDP goes to defense........something the naive utopian k00ks never factor into this kind of discussion.

 

[Stephanie]

Denmark is a place where stoic locals wear sensible shoes and snack on herring sandwiches. Sure, they produce the occasional supermodel, but its most famous countryman may be the late entertainer Victor Borge.

Could the Danes really be the happiest people in the world? When ABC News anchor Bill Weir traveled there to find out, he asked random Danes to rate themselves in terms of happiness, on a scale of one to 10. Many people rated themselves at least an eight, and there were several nines and 10s. Finally, one grouchy Dane came along who said she didn't believe Danes were so happy. But then she quickly conceded that she herself felt rather content with her life, and said Danes in general had very little to complain about.

Danes do have one potential complaint: high taxes. The happiest people in the world pay some of the highest taxes in the world -- between 50 percent and 70 percent of their incomes. In exchange, the government covers all health care and education, and spends more on children and the elderly than any country in the world per capita. With just 5.5 million people, the system is efficient, and people feel "tryghed" -- the Danish word for "tucked in" -- like a snug child.

Those high taxes have another effect. Since a banker can end up taking home as much money as an artist, people don't chose careers based on income or status. "They have this thing called 'Jante-lov,' which essentially says, 'You're no better then anybody else,'" said Buettner. "A garbage man can live in a middle-class neighborhood and hold his head high."

Denmark: The Happiest Place on Earth - ABC News

well how come you aren't living there? It seems to be your idea of the Utopia..go to work, give all your monies to the Government and BE HAPPY happy happy little drones

 

[Sallow]

Progressive meccas like North Korea and Cuba actually have the highest taxes

What taxes?

Commies don't pay taxes..

 

[Seawytch]

This is because when people contribute to the Greater Good rather than only focusing on themselves, happiness follows.

Corny? Maybe, but's it's the truth.

I's a myth perpetrated by the ticks on the ass of society.

Like Jesus?

Nothing but net, folks...

 

[skookerasbil]

Thank God the agnostic utopians are a permanent fringe element in our society. The only place they matter is in the far nether-regions of the internet.

 

[salem.hills]

American*
tax happy not happy tax*

Can't edit lol sorry boss

2 hours until some realize we aren't Denmark

 

[Mr. Shaman]

Denmark is a place where stoic locals wear sensible shoes and snack on herring sandwiches. Sure, they produce the occasional supermodel, but its most famous countryman may be the late entertainer Victor Borge.

They're not doing a whole-lotta-complaining......​

....in Sweden....​

....either!!​

 

[Mr. Shaman]

Guess what else Denmark has and doesnt have?

- They HAVE the US and British militaries to protect their asses, thus, they have hardly any defense budget, so they can pay for health and education.

Yeah....that makes the big-difference....​

....US and British militaries!!!​

 

[mudwhistle]

This is because when people contribute to the Greater Good rather than only focusing on themselves, happiness follows.

Corny? Maybe, but's it's the truth.

I's a myth perpetrated by the ticks on the ass of society.

Like Jesus?

Not like Jesus.

Jesus relied on the kindness and charity of strangers and in return he offered spiritual guidance and fellowship. He didn't force anyone to give away their wealth.

"Render unto Caesar what is Caesars".

 

[DiamondDave]

Denmark is a place where stoic locals wear sensible shoes and snack on herring sandwiches. Sure, they produce the occasional supermodel, but its most famous countryman may be the late entertainer Victor Borge.

They're not doing a whole-lotta-complaining......​

....in Sweden....​

....either!!​

Yeah.. they just love unfriendly business taxes.. an income tax structure where 50% of income goes to taxation... a VAT that adds 25% to all purchases... and half of the GDP going to taxation

 

[Moonglow]

I's a myth perpetrated by the ticks on the ass of society.

Like Jesus?

Not like Jesus.

Jesus relied on the kindness and charity of strangers and in return he offered spiritual guidance and fellowship. He didn't force anyone to give away their wealth.

"Render unto Caesar what is Caesars".

he did chastize the rich and told them that their love of money will never get them into Heaven

 

[Mr. Shaman]

Denmark is a place where stoic locals wear sensible shoes and snack on herring sandwiches. Sure, they produce the occasional supermodel, but its most famous countryman may be the late entertainer Victor Borge.

They're not doing a whole-lotta-complaining......​

....in Sweden....​

....either!!​

Yeah.. they just love unfriendly business taxes.. an income tax structure where 50% of income goes to taxation... a VAT that adds 25% to all purchases... and half of the GDP going to taxation

They're (obviously) mature-enough to understand they can't live (for free) like 1%ers....by sticking the middle-class with all the taxes.​

 

[DiamondDave]

They're not doing a whole-lotta-complaining......



....either!!​

Yeah.. they just love unfriendly business taxes.. an income tax structure where 50% of income goes to taxation... a VAT that adds 25% to all purchases... and half of the GDP going to taxation

They're (obviously) mature-enough to understand they can't live (for free) like 1%ers....by sticking the middle-class with all the taxes.​

Uh.. nobody thinks they can live for free.. well, except those who pay no federal income tax and derive freebie entitlements from the very same government...

But nice try, troll

 

[JoeNormal]

They HAVE the United States and Asia investing in all the medical research, which the Danes can use for their healthcare. Since no one gets rich being a doctor there, they rely on the greedy American doctors to invent medicine and procedures to make profits off of, and along the way, heal people.

They HAVE the US and Asia inventing all technologies, so their scientists can earn the same as a fucking puppeteer, and rely on us to invent shit.

Fuck Denmark. They'd speak German, salute and high step, and work in an assembly line if not for the United States.

Everyone pays less for the drugs that America produces than Americans pay for those same drugs. Europe develops lots of medicines, too.
Oh, and they take care of their people for life.

Thats because the Danish government clones the drugs that US pharma companies created...

I guess drugs are cheaper when you don't spend the time and money to create them from theory to the finished product...

Drugs don't cost a lot to manufacture - they cost a lot because it takes years to create them through trial and error.. Not to mention many pharma companies spend hundreds of millions on research for drugs that turn out to be too dangerous or dont work at all..

Of course the Danish government doesn't have to spend all that money on research - NO they just swoop in and clone the drugs which cost little to nothing to manufacture..

Our pharma industry has a bunch of greedy execs that swoop in and snatch the profits away from the people who develop those drugs. Are you similarly outraged about that?

 

[Chris]

Yeah.. they just love unfriendly business taxes.. an income tax structure where 50% of income goes to taxation... a VAT that adds 25% to all purchases... and half of the GDP going to taxation

They're (obviously) mature-enough to understand they can't live (for free) like 1%ers....by sticking the middle-class with all the taxes.​

Uh.. nobody thinks they can live for free.. well, except those who pay no federal income tax and derive freebie entitlements from the very same government...

But nice try, troll

How much was your government check this month?

 

[buckeye45_73]

They're (obviously) mature-enough to understand they can't live (for free) like 1%ers....by sticking the middle-class with all the taxes.​

Uh.. nobody thinks they can live for free.. well, except those who pay no federal income tax and derive freebie entitlements from the very same government...

But nice try, troll

How much was your government check this month?

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