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by ksl » Wed, 02 Mar 2011 10:08 pm
JR8 wrote:ksl wrote:
Yes you are right, the wealth is fairly distributed, and you can actually see and feel the results, you also get excellent quality and service everywhere too, so I have never felt any need to complain on high tax, and even my social network of friends include some very popular people, musicians, poets, actors.
'Fairly distributed?' What on earth does that mean? Not a fan of Ayn Rand I trust?
I am not a marxist. I believe in earn what you can, and the trickle-down theory.
With respect the Danes are socialists. Musicians, actors and poets are my definition socialists almost anywhere, never mind in Scandinavia! [first hand knowledge]
I'd rather work and keep 80% of my income than 30% and have 20% filtered back via an arrogant untouchable a-la-Libya bloated state.
Agreed though i have never given it much thought before, as i have just enjoyed life as a single guy in Denmark all the rich and wealthy have their accountants to do what they should do before paying their tax

I guess I have always been a competitive guy, that point's towards the conservative way of making money

What's his name the auto dealer from London ha ha!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0OiBFvg ... ure=relmfu
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by JR8 » Wed, 02 Mar 2011 11:52 pm
ksl wrote:JR8 wrote:ksl wrote:
Yes you are right, the wealth is fairly distributed, and you can actually see and feel the results, you also get excellent quality and service everywhere too, so I have never felt any need to complain on high tax, and even my social network of friends include some very popular people, musicians, poets, actors.
'Fairly distributed?' What on earth does that mean? Not a fan of Ayn Rand I trust?
I am not a marxist. I believe in earn what you can, and the trickle-down theory.
With respect the Danes are socialists. Musicians, actors and poets are my definition socialists almost anywhere, never mind in Scandinavia! [first hand knowledge]
I'd rather work and keep 80% of my income than 30% and have 20% filtered back via an arrogant untouchable a-la-Libya bloated state.
Agreed though i have never given it much thought before, as i have just enjoyed life as a single guy in Denmark all the rich and wealthy have their accountants to do what they should do before paying their tax

I guess I have always been a competitive guy, that point's towards the conservative way of making money

What's his name the auto dealer from London ha ha!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0OiBFvg ... ure=relmfu

yeah I can see the virtues of being a single guy in Denmark, the birds must be the best lookers on the planet.
[visions of rubbing myself in a Danish woman's chest-fur

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Relying on accountants for ordinary people is not really my idea of sound policies....
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by Eau2011 » Thu, 03 Mar 2011 12:25 am
ksl wrote: Yes you are right, the wealth is fairly distributed, and you can actually see and feel the results, you also get excellent quality and service everywhere too, so I have never felt any need to complain on high tax, and even my social network of friends include some very popular people, musicians, poets, actors.
fairly distributed wealth...I don't like this, if under the fair play, the hard working people should keep their wealth and the lazy ones don't get anything. The rich should have social responsibility to help out those needy. That's my understanding of a fair society.
Looks like the communists took the wealth from rich in China and GDR, were supposed to distribute to all people. What is the result?
The thing is where to live in retirement? We can't all go to SMS's ranch!
Why not? in Texas?
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by JR8 » Thu, 03 Mar 2011 1:38 am
Rock on
p.s. If SMS hasn't room, I expect StrongEagle will.
Oh yeah 'Give 'em a big Texas howdy', as I believe they are fond of saying!
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