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Originally Posted by toretorden
Compared to your America, I live in a very socialist society. Here I'm a student which means I don't have a job and get by on a government loan which I only have to pay back part of in the future when I'm working so yes, I'm smooching off the state (my biology education is free - payed for by the state). I don't feel bad about it because when I buy something, I pay money to the government and when I get hired as a biologist, I'll give back to the government in the way of taxes. What comes around goes around, but in the end most people are net givers to society which makes it better for all.
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just curious about your education setup here. i live in canada and we get called 'socialist' often enough. when it comes to education pretty much anyone can get a government student loan. i can only think of one 3 other people besides myself who paid them off. one person i went to school with takes
pride in the fact that he HAS NOT MADE A SINGLE PAYMENT in 9 years since graduating (he'd also be cheering the wealth redistribution like mad in this thread).
do you have to pay extra taxes when you finish school in order to cover your education or is it just part of the package of being an independent adult in norway? is it something everyone has to pay into regardless of whether or not they continue their education past high school? just curious here.
personally i don't like the idea of giving someone a free ride (like the example above). like so many people have mentioned it seems to be more of a social philosophical change that would have to occur more than an actual economic change. thing is for a lot of us (especially those with humble beginnings and proud upbringings) having to hand over a portion of the gains we've made through the work we've done for people who only want to help themselves is a VERY bitter pill to swallow, especially when they're holding up an altruistic front like it's for the benefit of everyone and not at all because of envy of their neighbors.