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    Denmark's high taxes

    Epic Message By Denmark Teacher OBLITERATES Bernie Sanders' Call For "Free Stuff"


    In this meme-ifyed letter, a Danish teacher slams her native country's horrendous tax-rates and excessive government dependency.



    "I am a school teacher in Denmark making about $61,000/year. We also have free education," she said. You already have a problem. How can you sustain paying teachers high wages when education is free? Moving on.

    "You don't have to pay for the doctor or the hospital, and students even get paid to learn. It all sounds so great, right? However, I forgot to mention that nothing is ever free — the minimum income tax in Denmark is 40 percent," the teacher said.

    She then goes on to mention the astronomical taxes and prices of various other things — like a 25 percent sales tax, 180 percent vehicle tax and the $10 gallon of gas

    Danish Teacher letter



    http://thetruthdivision.com/2016/03/...r-obliterates/

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    I was curious if the numbers in the meme were accurate:




    According to Snopes most are including the 180% tax on new vehicles.

    http://www.snopes.com/denmark-socialism-brutal-meme/

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    I doubt that a non-american wrote the text in the meme.

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    Why Danes Happily Pay High Rates of Taxes

    Denmark has one of the highest tax rates in the world, which is often mentioned as one of the biggest objections against the Danish welfare model. The average annual income in Denmark is about 39,000 euros (nearly $43,000) and as such, the average Dane pays a total amount of 45 percent in income taxes. Danish income taxes are based on a progressive tax system, so if you make more than 61,500 euros (about $67,000) per year, an additional tax rate of 7 percent is added over this threshold.

    Neverthless, a Gallup survey from 2014 showed that almost nine out of 10 Danish people happily pay their taxes to some or a high degree.

    The reason behind the high level of support for the welfare state in Denmark is the awareness of the fact that the welfare model turns our collective wealth into well-being. We are not paying taxes. We are investing in our society. We are purchasing quality of life.

    The key to understanding the high levels of happiness in Denmark is the welfare model's ability to reduce risks, uncertainties and anxieties among its citizens and prevent extreme unhappiness.

    The Danish welfare model provides opportunities for its citizens to pursue their happiness from advanced starting positions disregarding economic, social, gendered or cultural backgrounds. Let me give you some examples.

    Education is free and even at university level, there is no tuition fee. Meanwhile, every Danish student receives around $900 per month from the state. This means I won't have to worry about how to finance my kid's education. It will be their talents and dreams that shape the path of their careers, not the size of my wallet.

    The Danish laws for parental leave are among the most generous in the world with a total of 52 weeks, out of which the parents can receive up to 32 weeks of monetary support from the state. Furthermore, most employees have five weeks of vacation allowing families and friend to spend quality time with each other.

    There is free quality health care for everyone and the welfare model works as a risk-reducing mechanism. Danes simply have less to worry about in daily life than most other people and that forms a sound basis for high levels of happiness.

    Let's have a closer look at how the Danish flexicurity model provides a flexible job market while reducing the worries of unemployment.

    The Danish labor market is based on flexibility for employers, security for workers and an active labor market policy. These three elements in combination constitute the golden triangle of flexicurity, working out to the mutual benefit of all the parties involved. The golden triangle suits the needs of employers, workers and the unemployed, by allowing companies to adapt to changes and stay in business, and by providing a safety net for workers and the unemployed. Employers can easily make changes in staff, and the unemployed can look for new jobs without the same level of financial anxiety.

    Also, an active labor market policy is meant to keep both the employed and unemployed active and skilled. For workers, there are many opportunities for the ongoing development of useful skills and continued education. For the unemployed, the active labor market policy provides services assisting with the job search, keeping those out of the workforce actively engaged in applying for a new job.

    According to several scholars, the welfare model's ability to alleviate risks and insecurities in people's lives is one of the keys to understanding why Denmark does well in the happiness surveys. This is mainly because Denmark does well in terms of preventing extreme unhappiness. In a research paper from 2010 it was shown that the poorest Danes generally are quite happier than the poorest Americans – since the poorest people in Denmark enjoy a wide range of public social benefits that the poorest Americans do not – while the difference between the wealthiest people in each country is very little. That is also why Denmark is one of the countries where people feel most resilient to changes and least anxious in their daily lives.

    Thus, Denmark is very equal in terms of happiness. As Richard A. Easterlin, Professor of Economics at the University of Southern California, explains, "There is greater equality in happiness in Denmark and Scandinavia. Mainly because the poorest groups are doing better than in other countries."



    http://www.usnews.com/news/best-coun...rates-of-taxes

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    Why does Denmark have such a high suicide rate????

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cardinal TT View Post
    Why does Denmark have such a high suicide rate????
    Not sure; perhaps the long winter nights?

    Denmark's rate is a little higher than that of the US:
    Denmark: 11.3, US: 10.1

    Here's a list (from 2004) covering several nations: (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv...iciderate.html)

    South Korea 24.7
    Hungary 21.0
    Japan 19.4
    Belgium 18.4
    Finland 16.5
    France 14.6
    Austria 13.8
    Poland 13.8
    Czech Republic 12.7
    New Zealand 11.9
    Denmark 11.3
    Sweden 11.1
    Norway 10.9
    Slovak Republic 10.9
    Iceland 10.4
    Germany 10.3
    Canada 10.2
    United States 10.1
    Luxembourg 9.5
    Portugal 8.7
    Netherlands 7.9
    Spain 6.3
    Britain 6
    Italy 5.5
    Mexico 4.4
    Greece 2.9

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    This more recent list has the U.S. and Australia higher than Denmark in suicides:
    US: 12.38, Australia: 10.65, Denmark: 9.19

    http://www.worldlifeexpectancy.com/c...de/by-country/

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