The Wow I Can't Believe That News Story Thread

[Cuthbert]

Originally Posted by wolverinewolfweiselpigeon

Replaced the link, lmk if it works for you now. Sorry, mobile is so fucky.

It works now, thanks . And that is a cool story. Nice to see some common sense applied.

[DwnWthVwls]

Originally Posted by rostasi

ftfy

I think you missed my point in that he grass is always grener. Swedens syatem doesn't come without its own unique set of problems just like America. They are different and depending on your values you can make an argument in favor of either. Id prefer Swedens system, even though id hate only getting paid 1x a month i love the 5 weeks of vacation and other benefits.

[rostasi]

Originally Posted by DwnWthVwls

I think you missed my point in that he grass is always grener. Swedens syatem doesn't come without its own unique set of problems just like America. They are different and depending on your values you can make an argument in favor of either. Id prefer Swedens system, even though id hate only getting paid 1x a month i love the 5 weeks of vacation and other benefits.

I was using a reworking of your statement to point to Anteater telling MicShazam how things work in MicShazam's own country.

[Oriphiel]

Originally Posted by DwnWthVwls

he grass is always grener.

Damn that grener he grass.

[Blarobbarg]

Originally Posted by elphenor

because even after you "fix" capitalism it indeed is still pretty garbage

[Anteater]

Originally Posted by rostasi

Well, again, you're wrong:

Cost of Living Index for Country 2018 Mid-Year

....and honestly, people can't seem to address what you're going on about apparently -
either because we're all numbskulls or maybe you keep going all "Bojangles" Robinson on all of us...

...but I will remind others that you can take a flat-earther around the world
to prove to him the world is round, but because of his emotional obstinance to facts,
the best you'll get from him is that the earth is cylindrical.

Denmark good for families and working, but less so for social life – The Post

At the end of the day, there's always a trade off. My point is that living in those countries isn't a Socialist bed of roses and the cost of living is staggeringly high and comparable to places like San Francisco over here. The infrastructure is fine in Denmark, but their neighbor Sweden is a good showcase of why prioritizing your welfare state at the expense of everything else is a recipe for long-term disaster.

Let me know when there's actually some real incentive for a smaller business to set up shop there though. I'd be the first to make the move if there was a good enough reason to do so, especially since the state (in a general sense) seems more efficient than the U.S. at utilizing tax dollars.

[MicShazam]

Was about to say part of what Elph said above. If you compare wages, costs of living, various amounts of economical help that people who have little money can get and such, you won't have to eat canned beans every day unless you spend most of your money on booze.

It's great as far as reaching some good minimum standard of living.

Businesses will have a harder time than in low-tax countries, of course, but it would be great if those people who start businesses here remember that in return, they get to live in a welfare state. If your goal is just to stuff your pockets, then yes, there are better places to be a capitalist than in Denmark.

[DwnWthVwls]

Originally Posted by elphenor

Isbo complained all the time, he's from Norway no?

except he was just further to the left

because even after you "fix" capitalism it indeed is still pretty garbage

Well im not about to have a debate with your over it since im naive on the subject but having played video games with people all over the world its pretty clear no system is without its problems. It all depends what you expect from the boogieman.

[MicShazam]

Originally Posted by elphenor

it's all or nothing though, when the next crash rolls around as it has in a completely predictable cycle for the last 100 years, the US is not at all insulated from it, particularly small buiz owners get decimated here

That's true, but nobody is thinking about that when they are doing well and get to keep more of their money. But when things go bad, you might end up living in a cardboard box.

To say nothing of how maybe, a business owner who is doing well should care about the people who aren't doing well instead of considering it "not my problem - it's their own fault!"

[Lisnaholic]

A third woman, Julie Swetnick, has accused Kavanaugh of sexual assault, in a document she has sent to the Senate - pretty convincing as she could face jail time if her document contains lies.

At this point, it looks like Brett "Bad Boy" Kavanaugh has more accusations against him every day. I would imagine that for their own political survival, his supporters will start to peel away as of now. I wonder who will be the last person to insist on defending Kavanaugh's nomination: Trump, Grassley or Anteater?