Danish Mic Drop

[Buttoneer]

[House of Roberts]

1. Never let MAGA forget how bad at math they are.

They scream about freedom, forgetting that 'a necessitous man is not a free man'.

The Danish are happier because they are not necessitous.

[popsdenver]

2. My danish friend showed me this

30-40 years ago. We went to the trouble of itemizing all of the different taxes we pay, that we don't even think about. There are about 20-30 line items........Turns out he was 100% correct, and I am sure it is far far more now, than then.....

WASF

[paleotn]

10. And my response is....freedom to do what?

Die early because you can't afford your meds in old age? Sell off all your assets to go Medicaid end of life leaving nothing for your children? Get exploited by an economic system designed to empty your pockets no matter how hard you've worked all your life? Have the risk of retirement savings put entirely on you (401K instead of the old defined benefit), other than the pittance you get from Social Security? In the wealthiest nation the planet has ever seen? That's all you get? Pathetic, really.

So again, freedom to do what?

[Wednesdays]

11. Freedom to own GUNNNZ!

That's about it.

[Beartracks]

12. "They scream about freedom, forgetting that 'a necessitous man is not a free man'."

Bears repeating.

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[oasis]

3. Better accounting and less corruption.

[2na fisherman]

4. A Hungry Man Is An Angry Man

Praise to Bob Marley and many others for repeating this old proverb. Selfishness and greed leads to violence and war. When will the wealthy captains of industry realize that fair taxation is a benefit to all including them because a peaceful and stable society makes for a better business climate.

[3Hotdogs]

5. Dunno. Isn't Denmark on the list of shithole countries?

[BaronChocula]

7. You must be thinking of

DONmark

[Joinfortmill]

6. I'm with them.

[3catwoman3]

8. I have said for decades that I would happily...

...pay higher taxes if I could count on all the services the Danes know they can rely on.

[not fooled]

9. By getting 'Muricans obsessed with and hating taxes

it's easier for the oligarchs to hide their thievery and redistribution of wealth upwards, in a complicated tax code.

[Be Leave On]

16. yes

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1322115736

[Beartracks]

13. Right? Taxes aren't a restriction on one's freedom; they are the key to everyone's freedom. n/t

[Trust_Reality]

14. The game we play here in the U.S.

The players are called profiteers.

The idea is to find ways to make more money, increase one's wealth beyond that of everyone else. Lower taxes means fewer government (nonprofit) services and more opportunities for the profiteers to sell services for a profit. For example, profiteers have been trying to get rid of Medicare for years because it provides medical services that do not enrich medical insurance companies. Except, of course, the profiteers have found a way to make a profit using Medicare, called Medicare Advantage Plans.

Our game even attracts players from other countries. Elon Musk and Rupert Murdoch are among the best known.

Even though most of the profiteers appear to be totally amoral, they often make powerful use of religious pawns. They are especially good at provoking fear inventing boogie men like WOKE. HA!

They can be very insidious at unearthing and amplifying racism. The current target enemy is DEI.

In this country, people can do almost anything except interfere with profit making.

One of our most basic values statements is "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." It is very sad that happiness has come to mean maximum wealth for so many people.

[barbtries]

15. they have a functional democracy.

Democracy is the answer for happiness for everyday people.

[bmichaelh]

17. GoFundMe Healthcare System

Some Europeans call our system the GoFundMe Healthcare System

And the countries that Trump wants part of US, have better healthcare than we do.

GOP is already on record that they do not want universal healthcare.

[red dog 1]

18. K&R

I was unable to locate either alex.karlsen or chrislundartist using the search-bar on X
I also tried searching for @alex.karlsen and @chrislundartist
Am I doing something wrong?

[pansypoo53219]

19. our FEES sure went up. i have been to denmark. it was awesome. i did not want my taxes refunded. oh. i had an elderly

e-pal. he spent a month in USA. his last week was in wi. he had to spend a few days in a NYC hospital. he used our phone to report everything to the danish health poobahs. he got refunded for his lost vacation days. our phone bill was paid for. arne had asthma so after going to cuba. he got sick + weeks in hospital. not bankrupted. sadly he died in his sleep. but we drove around wi. green bay train museum. pabst mansion. drove to madison. road trip to mcgregor, iowa. drove up north to the family cottage. one of the nicest aprils. pretty dure dogs + cats speek danish.