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preventivePhD

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27. Refutation of argument that Norway's Wealth has something to do with it.

Reply to preventivePhD (Original post)

Mon Feb 25, 2013, 10:17 PM

Feb 2013

Last edited Wed Feb 27, 2013, 12:37 AM - Edit history (2)

Norway is slightly wealthier per person ($53,000 vs. $48,000) per person due to the fact they Norway doesn't spend so much of its wealth on foreign wars and other military endeavors and doesn't have a bubble economy. None of that is an excuse or an explanation for why Norway provides for its citizens and the U.S. Norway can do that because they lack Republicans.

Here is a link https://www.impartial-review.com/stories/top-ten-responses-to-the-norway-versus-the-u-s-story with further facts about differences between Norway and the U.S.

P.S. Other excuses I've seen were addressed in Rachel Maddow's commercial about "Greatness" not being in the U.S. future. The only thing holding back the U.S. is conservative propaganda.

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Norway highest wages, best standard of living, best economy, biggest government & tiny CEO salaries [View all] preventivePhD Feb 2013 OP

Those damn socialists! Pharaoh Feb 2013 #1

Better ski jumpers too. Scuba Feb 2013 #2

K&R.Maybe that's the key, shorter CEO's. n/t jtuck004 Feb 2013 #3

Their System Works For Everyone, Ours Works For The Rich And Connected colsohlibgal Feb 2013 #4

Exactly, and it used to be that way with the word "communism." raccoon Feb 2013 #17

Norway has a total population of 10 million dipsydoodle Feb 2013 #5

I guess all we'd need to do is get rid of our MASSIVE WAR BUDGET. nt valerief Feb 2013 #7

We can't accomplish that because we're too big? Nt abelenkpe Feb 2013 #10

Well try CO2 emmission per capita sometime as an example dipsydoodle Feb 2013 #19

dipsydoodle Diclotican Feb 2013 #12

I was simply pointing out dipsydoodle Feb 2013 #13

dipsydoodle Diclotican Feb 2013 #18

Thereby proving that neo-liberal economic dogma is bullshit. nt bemildred Feb 2013 #6

Norway also has oil. iandhr Feb 2013 #8

iandhr Diclotican Feb 2013 #20

The US has (had?) no natural resources? Thor_MN Feb 2013 #24

Well there is a simple reason why grantcart Feb 2013 #9

grantcart Diclotican Feb 2013 #15

US has greater oil reserves though and more geothermal energy which we've ignored. preventivePhD Feb 2013 #23

Also basically athiest. That will show you what living in a fact based world will get you. Exultant Democracy Feb 2013 #11

Exultant Democracy Diclotican Feb 2013 #16

Don't let the Republicans know or they will think you're a communist Nazi or something world wide wally Feb 2013 #14

world wide wally Diclotican Feb 2013 #21

Interesting to compare responses to this article on Daily Kos with here. preventivePhD Feb 2013 #22

Wow libodem Feb 2013 #25

If only I liked cold weather and fish tblue Feb 2013 #26

Refutation of argument that Norway's Wealth has something to do with it. preventivePhD Feb 2013 #27

Deep Capture dreamnightwind Mar 2013 #28

Yep, as long as elections are bought with money, we are going to have bought politicians. bemildred Mar 2013 #29