9 Crucial Ways Denmark is Superior to the US

[Markle]

Well, they get free healthcare, free college, plus they get money for going to college, mandatory vacation, 37 hour workweek, and 52 weeks of maternity leave.

All of those are either paid for by, or legislated by their government.

How is any of those things free when their taxes are far more than half their income?

Want a car?

Private and passenger cars:

• 65,800 DKK and below – 25%
• 65,801 DKK- 204,600 DKK – 85%
• Above 204,601 DKK – 150%

1 Danish Krone = 0.14 US Dollar

 

[ThisIsMe]

How is any of those things free when their taxes are far more than half their income?

Want a car?

Private and passenger cars:

• 65,800 DKK and below – 25%
• 65,801 DKK- 204,600 DKK – 85%
• Above 204,601 DKK – 150%

1 Danish Krone = 0.14 US Dollar

True, it’s just that high taxes are filtered through the government so the whole of the country gets these benefits. So, directly from the government, indirectly from the people.

The left wants that system in America..but our system of government and the number of people we have would make that very difficult.

Imagine having a system like that where politicians and policies change every few years, the benefits would change also. You might find that one day you have a benefit up until the next election then that benefit might be gone.

Denmark, with its low population and its centrist government probably has a lot to do with their ability to have the life they do.

I’d be curious if their government has as much strife as ours does

 

[FredVegbarfuss]

Superiority of our country to others in anything, including freedom, which is believed, is part of the national propaganda, and our country is full of it. The parameters in which we are encouraged to think and engage others in are really narrow and don't leave us really free in a lot of things, while we submit to all the system while trusting in voting to make real difference.

 

[theHawk]

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

They are also 99% white with 1% Turks and devoid of freeloaders.

Nice try

 

[Cellblock2429]

Well, they get free healthcare, free college, plus they get money for going to college, mandatory vacation, 37 hour workweek, and 52 weeks of maternity leave.

All of those are either paid for by, or legislated by their government.

/—-/ Nothing is free you moron. Their taxes are ridiculously high, and you know it.

 

[fncceo]

All of those are either paid for by, or legislated by their government.

Paid for by working men and women.

 

[sartre play]

Cool, there are now 9 new ways for you to gtfo of America.

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.

ANSWER is simple, Hate wont fix anything.
High expectations on every level on those we hire to run our government
And working together towards better results for us all.

 

[ThisIsMe]

/—-/ Nothing is free you moron. Their taxes are ridiculously high, and you know it.

…that’s kind of what I said. “Legislated by government” means taxation lays for it

 

[ThisIsMe]

Paid for by working men and women.

I’m not in disagreement. …

 

[fncceo]

Hate wont fix anything.

Then why are divorces so expensive?

 

[Billy000]

They are also 99% white with 1% Turks and devoid of freeloaders.

Nice try

lol nice try?! What does that even mean based on what you said?!

 

[surada]

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%..........

Don't you love Denmark? Copenhagen is one of my favorite cities.

 

[surada]

Cool, there are now 9 new ways for you to gtfo of America.

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.

Have you ever been to Denmark or anywhere?

 

[Independent thinker]

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

Well, since the US has the largest economy in the world and Denmark isn't even close, the two really can't be compared.

 

[Billy000]

Well, since the US has the largest economy in the world and Denmark isn't even close, the two really can't be compared.

Well you’d think the largest economy would have these issues figured ojt

 

[surada]

Well, since the US has the largest economy in the world and Denmark isn't even close, the two really can't be compared.

We have the military industrial complex and that's very expensive. The Israelis developed Clean Break Strategy to topple Saddam Hussein and the British created Operation Mass Appeal in 1998 to sell the war.

I think the Danes are smarter.

 

[Independent thinker]

Well you’d think the largest economy would have these issues figured ojt

We do, that's why we are better than Denmark.

 

[westwall]

Well, since the US has the largest economy in the world and Denmark isn't even close, the two really can't be compared.

And the population of Denmark is less than the population of New York city so the attempt to compare the two countries is idiotic.

 

[Independent thinker]

We have the military industrial complex and that's very expensive. The Israelis developed Clean Break Strategy to topple Saddam Hussein and the British created Operation Mass Appeal in 1998 to sell the war.

I think the Danes are smarter.

Many countries are smarter than us because they make the US pay to defend them while they use that saved money for programs for their citizens.

 

[Independent thinker]

Have you ever been to Denmark or anywhere?

How is that relevant? The US is better than Denmark, that's why our economy is better. If Denmark were better then they would be better, which they aren't. Illegals are flocking across our border nonstop. They aren't doing that in Denmark.