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Difference between American and Nordic model is that here in the US the personal accumulation of widgets comes before education, health care, infrastructure, ect.
So true! American homes accumulate a lot of crap. That's why there's an endless source of hoarders for those hoarder reality shows. And it's all a bunch of trash.
15% of Sweden's population are immigrants, and increasing. In some suburban areas of the big cities, they are predominately populated by non-ethnic Swedes.
Doesn't matter. The jingoist and vociferous right wing gang in the U.S. will always struggle desperately to believe other countries don't have a higher quality of life than the U.S., even when they do, and will twist themselves into pretzels to conceal the fact.
We are talking a few million people tops. It would never work here Esp when the lefties find out that alot of the Nordic countries economies are funded by oh dare I say it OIL
Doesn't matter. The jingoist and vociferous right wing gang in the U.S. will always struggle desperately to believe other countries don't have a higher quality of life than the U.S., even when they do, and will twist themselves into pretzels to conceal the fact.
Yeah you have to compare wittle countries like Sweden and Norway to the U.S....
We are talking a few million people tops. It would never work here Esp when the lefties find out that alot of the Nordic countries economies are funded by oh dare I say it OIL
As previously mentioned by another poster, only Norway is funded by oil, followed by Britain. Sweden, Denmark, and Finland don't have any significant oil or gas reserves. So, how do Sweden, Denmark, and Finland fund their extremely generous welfare system and labor laws if they don't have any oil to sell? I'll wait
If the United States brought the Nordic labor system in America.... Would you be for or against it?
Some employee and other benefits in Sweden;
* 18 months paid maternity leave (Usually shared between both parents) * ~ $160/month for every child until age of 16 or until completing high school * Free dental and health care until age of 18 (or very small payment for adults) * Free college education (Small payment for books) * Great unemployment and retirement benefits * 5 weeks of paid vacation annually for all workers + lots of paid sick days & holidays * Free school and school lunch for all students * Elderly care (Retirement homes and home care) * Most workers belongs to Union
Social security benefits in Sweden;
* Bostadsbidrag - Housing allowances for anyone who cannot afford housing. * Sjukpenning - Benefits if you are ill or disabled and cannot work. * Ålderspension - Benefits for those who have retired. * Försörjningsstöd - Benefits for anyone, including children who cannot get reasonable standard of living.
Unemployment rate:
Norway 3.7% -- Sweden 8.4% -- Finland 8.1% -- Denmark 7%
the feds already steal too much of my money. I sure as hell do not want to be paying 50% income taxes that Sweden does.
the feds already steal too much of my money. I sure as hell do not want to be paying 50% income taxes that Sweden does.
The feds steal money from you by not giving anything back from it, while in Sweden you get lots of things back from the feds. Some Swedes pay 32% income tax, but wages are higher too.
The feds steal money from you by not giving anything back from it, while in Sweden you get lots of things back from the feds. Some Swedes pay 32% income tax, but wages are higher too.
The real question is can you ski and surf in the same day in Sweden?
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