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?

[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.