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15. That's an interesting point

Reply to Fumesucker (Reply #13)

Wed Nov 4, 2015, 01:10 AM

Nov 2015

Plus, we skew the numbers with our insanely high gun availability, so it's hard to directly compare the US on that.

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Why Denmark isn�t the utopian fantasy Bernie Sanders describes [View all] CajunBlazer Nov 2015 OP

Wow! HassleCat Nov 2015 #1

No oil industry here either! aidbo Nov 2015 #2

But All I Can Think About Are Those Delicious Morning Pastries left on green only Nov 2015 #3

The OP stated that the Danish have a short lifespan JustABozoOnThisBus Nov 2015 #35

Digging up dirt on Denmark 99th_Monkey Nov 2015 #4

Under the bus, Denmark! Did you read the bio of the author who was interviewed? beam me up scottie Nov 2015 #9

Color me surprised. 99th_Monkey Nov 2015 #23

Whenever someone tries to save you the trouble of reading an article, read it. beam me up scottie Nov 2015 #24

The writer lives in Denmark... BooScout Nov 2015 #37

Maybe you can show me where Bernie said Denmark is heaven on earth. beam me up scottie Nov 2015 #49

The author chooses to live there, and says so. Armstead Nov 2015 #38

Yep, the op and others are trying to misrepresent Bernie AND the author. beam me up scottie Nov 2015 #48

Exactly. jwirr Nov 2015 #45

I love Denmark! Rosa Luxemburg Nov 2015 #5

What!? Denmark isn't PERFECT??!! Bernin4U Nov 2015 #6

Yeah, bernie got it wrong.. thanks CB Cha Nov 2015 #7

hillary likes Denmark, wendylaroux Nov 2015 #27

"Denmark isn't the heaven on earth Bernie would have us believe"? beam me up scottie Nov 2015 #8

The Neo-con post would much prefer safeinOhio Nov 2015 #10

Of course happiness doesn't count to the Ayn Rand followers safeinOhio Nov 2015 #11

That's always an interesting one, because the highest happiness and highest suicide rates coincide Recursion Nov 2015 #12

I think there may be a bias against admitting suicide for what it is in many cultures Fumesucker Nov 2015 #13

That's an interesting point Recursion Nov 2015 #15

Yeah, when they say he was playing Russian roulette and the gun was an automatic? Fumesucker Nov 2015 #18

Yeah. I know Saudi has a shockingly high number of "gun accidents" (*ahem*) Recursion Nov 2015 #20

In the US anyway women tend to use less surely lethal means of attempting suicide than men Fumesucker Nov 2015 #21

Quote from Article on Denmark's "Happiness" CajunBlazer Nov 2015 #14

"Money does, in fact, make you happy." Bernin4U Nov 2015 #17

Note that Mexico beats out the the US in the "Happiness" of its people CajunBlazer Nov 2015 #16

What Bernie Sanders actually said Eric J in MN Nov 2015 #19

Except to say both are substandard. leftofcool Nov 2015 #28

What's wrong with their healthcare? Solero Nov 2015 #30

Note the graph - same quality as US at less than half the price kristopher Nov 2015 #70

Millions of Americans have no healthcare at all. That's as substandard as it gets. Bluenorthwest Nov 2015 #32

I know someone who lives in Denmark leftofcool Nov 2015 #36

How is Denmark's educational system Eric J in MN Nov 2015 #40

Links? Stats? Anything to prove Denmarks got crap healthcare and education riderinthestorm Nov 2015 #44

Anecdotes are not evidence. beam me up scottie Nov 2015 #50

Substandard compared to what? Certainly not the US. Substandard would be an improvement. arcane1 Nov 2015 #52

In comparison to who? Lancero Nov 2015 #64

No need to look elsewhere, proles, this is as good as it gets... n/t whatchamacallit Nov 2015 #22

It is obvious that you didn't bother to do your own research. Wilms Nov 2015 #25

I've consulted my associates in JackInGreen Nov 2015 #26

About the violence against women statistics Nonhlanhla Nov 2015 #29

This is such mencacity. Bernie never called Demark a Utopia, he spoke of the Scandinavian countries Bluenorthwest Nov 2015 #31

Amazing. Bernie bad. Bernie likes Denmark. Denmark bad. Vinca Nov 2015 #33

it'll soon be time for w0nderer Nov 2015 #59

The author apparently doesnlt see it as a Hellhole. He lives there. Armstead Nov 2015 #34

Good catch. NT Eric J in MN Nov 2015 #41

I read the article earlier today... BooScout Nov 2015 #39

Really? Did you research the stats vs. the USA?? Wilms Nov 2015 #42

Actually.... BooScout Nov 2015 #43

The article disparaged Denmark vs Sweden... Wilms Nov 2015 #47

Actually it's just a realistic view.... BooScout Nov 2015 #53

No one used the word utopia except the food critic who wrote the specious article. Wilms Nov 2015 #55

.... BooScout Nov 2015 #56

The author is an advocate, not a reporter or a social researcher. Wilms Nov 2015 #57

Nope. It's low because of high infant mortality. kristopher Nov 2015 #71

consider what is IN the tax w0nderer Nov 2015 #60

Isn't that special? 99Forever Nov 2015 #46

Strawman alert! He's never defined it as "Utopian Fantasy". He said they have some good ideas. arcane1 Nov 2015 #51

Some numbers for a comparison: guillaumeb Nov 2015 #54

I got some different numbers. Wilms Nov 2015 #58

What is important is not what your make, but what you take home after taxes. CajunBlazer Nov 2015 #61

I'll bet that you're right about the take home pay. Wilms Nov 2015 #66

But you're not factoring in Danes have free education, free child care riderinthestorm Nov 2015 #68

You're not factoring in that a good percentage of the government money.... CajunBlazer Nov 2015 #75

None of your post contradicts the facts of Danish life riderinthestorm Nov 2015 #76

The point I was trying to make is the the Danes probably wouldn't be able.... CajunBlazer Nov 2015 #78

Infant mortality. Denmark 3/1000 live births, US 5.87/1000 riderinthestorm Nov 2015 #62

hmmmmm. Yet life expectancy in the two countries is almost equal..... CajunBlazer Nov 2015 #63

That may account for the discrepancy in life expectancy riderinthestorm Nov 2015 #65

Another dishonest post from a Clinton supporter. Why am I not shocked? Motown_Johnny Nov 2015 #67

Why is it a dishonest post CajunBlazer Nov 2015 #73

It misrepresents his opinion of Denmark Motown_Johnny Nov 2015 #74

Cool MFrohike Nov 2015 #69

It's a hell of a lot better than what we have here now AgingAmerican Nov 2015 #72

The Bezos Billionaire's Gazette strikes again. moondust Nov 2015 #77