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On 4/16/18 10:00 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 4/16/2018 9:46 AM, Keyser Soze wrote: On 4/16/18 9:41 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 4/16/2018 9:34 AM, Keyser Soze wrote: On 4/16/18 9:11 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 4/16/2018 8:40 AM, Keyser Soze wrote: On 4/16/18 8:38 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 4/16/2018 8:27 AM, Keyser Soze wrote: On 4/16/18 8:03 AM, justan wrote: "Mr. Luddite" Wrote in message: On 4/16/2018 7:45 AM, justan wrote: "Mr. Luddite" Wrote in message: On 4/15/2018 6:15 PM, Keyser Söze wrote: ..Trump?s insane posts the last few days about Comey and Mueller. Trump is so presidential! Must be.Â* "Hail to the Chief" is played wherever he speaks. Are you trying to make Fat Harry weep like a snowflake? Just paying respect to *his* president. Fat Harry is so mad at his president that he would defect to a Â* comunist or socialist country if his lady love would foot the Â* bill. My now-retired Norwegian buddy, who worked 20 years in the oil drilling and production business and as a union rep and who was retrained as a teacher at government expense after suffering a serious work-related injury, just sent me an email telling me his twin grandkids are starting their college careers soon at the Norwegian Institute of Science and Technology, tuition-free. Perhaps you don't know any more about those Nordic countries than you do about our govenment here. Here's a bit from Wiki: The Nordic model (also called Nordic capitalism or Nordic social democracy)refers to the economic and social policies common to the Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Norway, Iceland, the Faroe Islands and Sweden). This includes a combination of free market capitalism with a comprehensive welfare state and collective bargaining at the national level with a high percentage of workers belonging to a labour union; and state provision of free education and free healthcare as well as generous, guaranteed pension payments for retirees funded by taxation. Although there are significant differences among the Nordic countries, they all share some common traits. These include support for a "universalist" welfare state aimed specifically at enhancing individual autonomy and promoting social mobility; a corporatist system involving a tripartite arrangement where representatives of labor and employers negotiate wages and labor market policy mediated by the government;and a commitment to widespread private ownership, free markets and free trade. The country has the fourth-highest per capita income in the world on the World Bank and IMF lists. On the CIA's GDP (PPP) per capita list (2015 estimate) which includes autonomous territories and regions, Norway ranks as number eleven. It has the world's largest sovereign wealth fund, with a value of USD 1 trillion. Norway has had the highest Human Development Index ranking in the world since 2009, a position also held previously between 2001 and 2006. It also has the highest inequality-adjusted ranking. Norway ranks first on the World Happiness Report,the OECD Better Life Index, the Index of Public Integrity, and the Democracy Index. Norway also has one of the lowest crime rates in the world. My buddy has a nice house, a good pension, and top of the line health care. 21st Century socialism works nicely. You should apply for asylum in Norway however take note that their standards for permanent residence have been tightened. Yeah, I know how it grates on you righties that other countries are doing a lot better than the dis-United States... The USA is not Norway nor is it like any other country on the planet. Ask your buddy how the older Norwegians still alive today how they felt about being occupied by Germany starting in 1940 and lasting throughout the rest of WWII.Â*Â* Ask them how they felt about receiving $400M in USA aid to help recover from the war. Then tell me about how awful the USA is. I suspect that if we didn't have a large ocean separating us from Europe, we, too, would have been at least partially occupied by Germany for some time. WWII has been over for more than 70 years. Most Norwegians who remember the German occupation are likely pushing up daisies or tulips, as are all the Southerners in this country who remember the Civil War. The point is, Norway and Norwegians are doing quite well and have less worries about their jobs, their health, the ability to educate their kids, and their retirements than Americans. So?Â* Move. Perhaps a more realistic solution is to improve the quality of life for all people here with better jobs, better income security, better health care, and better retirement, and not worry so much about how well the really wealthy are doing. You are so typical of the progressive liberal mindset.Â* You're envious of what others have and automatically adopt a sense of entitlement that you should have the same, but paid for by someone else of course. You don't seem to realize that you too can have almost anything you want as a US citizen.Â* You just have to work at it and earn it. Envious of what others have? Really? That's absurd. As an example, there's no one in rec.boats who has anything that interests me even slightly. I am envious of a friend in Branford, Connecticut, who bought a beachfront lot on which the old house that was there had burned to the ground. He had an A-Frame cottage built on the site. |
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On Monday, 16 April 2018 12:46:55 UTC-3, John H wrote:
On Mon, 16 Apr 2018 09:34:34 -0400, Keyser Soze wrote: On 4/16/18 9:11 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 4/16/2018 8:40 AM, Keyser Soze wrote: On 4/16/18 8:38 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 4/16/2018 8:27 AM, Keyser Soze wrote: On 4/16/18 8:03 AM, justan wrote: "Mr. Luddite" Wrote in message: On 4/16/2018 7:45 AM, justan wrote: "Mr. Luddite" Wrote in message: On 4/15/2018 6:15 PM, Keyser Söze wrote: ..Trump?s insane posts the last few days about Comey and Mueller. Trump is so presidential! Must be.Â* "Hail to the Chief" is played wherever he speaks.. Are you trying to make Fat Harry weep like a snowflake? Just paying respect to *his* president. Fat Harry is so mad at his president that he would defect to a Â* comunist or socialist country if his lady love would foot the Â* bill. My now-retired Norwegian buddy, who worked 20 years in the oil drilling and production business and as a union rep and who was retrained as a teacher at government expense after suffering a serious work-related injury, just sent me an email telling me his twin grandkids are starting their college careers soon at the Norwegian Institute of Science and Technology, tuition-free. Perhaps you don't know any more about those Nordic countries than you do about our govenment here. Here's a bit from Wiki: The Nordic model (also called Nordic capitalism or Nordic social democracy)refers to the economic and social policies common to the Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Norway, Iceland, the Faroe Islands and Sweden). This includes a combination of free market capitalism with a comprehensive welfare state and collective bargaining at the national level with a high percentage of workers belonging to a labour union; and state provision of free education and free healthcare as well as generous, guaranteed pension payments for retirees funded by taxation. Although there are significant differences among the Nordic countries, they all share some common traits. These include support for a "universalist" welfare state aimed specifically at enhancing individual autonomy and promoting social mobility; a corporatist system involving a tripartite arrangement where representatives of labor and employers negotiate wages and labor market policy mediated by the government;and a commitment to widespread private ownership, free markets and free trade. The country has the fourth-highest per capita income in the world on the World Bank and IMF lists. On the CIA's GDP (PPP) per capita list (2015 estimate) which includes autonomous territories and regions, Norway ranks as number eleven. It has the world's largest sovereign wealth fund, with a value of USD 1 trillion. Norway has had the highest Human Development Index ranking in the world since 2009, a position also held previously between 2001 and 2006. It also has the highest inequality-adjusted ranking. Norway ranks first on the World Happiness Report,the OECD Better Life Index, the Index of Public Integrity, and the Democracy Index. Norway also has one of the lowest crime rates in the world. My buddy has a nice house, a good pension, and top of the line health care. 21st Century socialism works nicely. You should apply for asylum in Norway however take note that their standards for permanent residence have been tightened. Yeah, I know how it grates on you righties that other countries are doing a lot better than the dis-United States... The USA is not Norway nor is it like any other country on the planet. Ask your buddy how the older Norwegians still alive today how they felt about being occupied by Germany starting in 1940 and lasting throughout the rest of WWII.Â*Â* Ask them how they felt about receiving $400M in USA aid to help recover from the war. Then tell me about how awful the USA is. I suspect that if we didn't have a large ocean separating us from Europe, we, too, would have been at least partially occupied by Germany for some time. WWII has been over for more than 70 years. Most Norwegians who remember the German occupation are likely pushing up daisies or tulips, as are all the Southerners in this country who remember the Civil War. The point is, Norway and Norwegians are doing quite well and have less worries about their jobs, their health, the ability to educate their kids, and their retirements than Americans. Which Norwegian cities have 'downtowns' similar to Chicago, St. Louis, etc.? John Herring The Racist at work again. Don't you ever tire of belittling people of colour? |
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On Mon, 16 Apr 2018 11:45:01 -0400, John H.
wrote: My buddy has a nice house, a good pension, and top of the line health care. 21st Century socialism works nicely. How many illegal immigrants you reckon they have? The best I can tell it is virtually zero. They are pretty far from a border that actually has people worse off than them. |
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Keyser Soze Wrote in message:
On 4/16/18 10:00 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 4/16/2018 9:46 AM, Keyser Soze wrote: On 4/16/18 9:41 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 4/16/2018 9:34 AM, Keyser Soze wrote: On 4/16/18 9:11 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 4/16/2018 8:40 AM, Keyser Soze wrote: On 4/16/18 8:38 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 4/16/2018 8:27 AM, Keyser Soze wrote: On 4/16/18 8:03 AM, justan wrote: "Mr. Luddite" Wrote in message: On 4/16/2018 7:45 AM, justan wrote: "Mr. Luddite" Wrote in message: On 4/15/2018 6:15 PM, Keyser Söze wrote: ..Trump?s insane posts the last few days about Comey and Mueller. Trump is so presidential! Must be. "Hail to the Chief" is played wherever he speaks. Are you trying to make Fat Harry weep like a snowflake? Just paying respect to *his* president. Fat Harry is so mad at his president that he would defect to a comunist or socialist country if his lady love would foot the bill. My now-retired Norwegian buddy, who worked 20 years in the oil drilling and production business and as a union rep and who was retrained as a teacher at government expense after suffering a serious work-related injury, just sent me an email telling me his twin grandkids are starting their college careers soon at the Norwegian Institute of Science and Technology, tuition-free. Perhaps you don't know any more about those Nordic countries than you do about our govenment here. Here's a bit from Wiki: The Nordic model (also called Nordic capitalism or Nordic social democracy)refers to the economic and social policies common to the Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Norway, Iceland, the Faroe Islands and Sweden). This includes a combination of free market capitalism with a comprehensive welfare state and collective bargaining at the national level with a high percentage of workers belonging to a labour union; and state provision of free education and free healthcare as well as generous, guaranteed pension payments for retirees funded by taxation. Although there are significant differences among the Nordic countries, they all share some common traits. These include support for a "universalist" welfare state aimed specifically at enhancing individual autonomy and promoting social mobility; a corporatist system involving a tripartite arrangement where representatives of labor and employers negotiate wages and labor market policy mediated by the government;and a commitment to widespread private ownership, free markets and free trade. The country has the fourth-highest per capita income in the world on the World Bank and IMF lists. On the CIA's GDP (PPP) per capita list (2015 estimate) which includes autonomous territories and regions, Norway ranks as number eleven. It has the world's largest sovereign wealth fund, with a value of USD 1 trillion. Norway has had the highest Human Development Index ranking in the world since 2009, a position also held previously between 2001 and 2006. It also has the highest inequality-adjusted ranking. Norway ranks first on the World Happiness Report,the OECD Better Life Index, the Index of Public Integrity, and the Democracy Index. Norway also has one of the lowest crime rates in the world. My buddy has a nice house, a good pension, and top of the line health care. 21st Century socialism works nicely. You should apply for asylum in Norway however take note that their standards for permanent residence have been tightened. Yeah, I know how it grates on you righties that other countries are doing a lot better than the dis-United States... The USA is not Norway nor is it like any other country on the planet. Ask your buddy how the older Norwegians still alive today how they felt about being occupied by Germany starting in 1940 and lasting throughout the rest of WWII. Ask them how they felt about receiving $400M in USA aid to help recover from the war. Then tell me about how awful the USA is. I suspect that if we didn't have a large ocean separating us from Europe, we, too, would have been at least partially occupied by Germany for some time. WWII has been over for more than 70 years. Most Norwegians who remember the German occupation are likely pushing up daisies or tulips, as are all the Southerners in this country who remember the Civil War. The point is, Norway and Norwegians are doing quite well and have less worries about their jobs, their health, the ability to educate their kids, and their retirements than Americans. So? Move. Perhaps a more realistic solution is to improve the quality of life for all people here with better jobs, better income security, better health care, and better retirement, and not worry so much about how well the really wealthy are doing. You are so typical of the progressive liberal mindset. You're envious of what others have and automatically adopt a sense of entitlement that you should have the same, but paid for by someone else of course. You don't seem to realize that you too can have almost anything you want as a US citizen. You just have to work at it and earn it. Envious of what others have? Really? That's absurd. As an example, there's no one in rec.boats who has anything that interests me even slightly. I am envious of a friend in Branford, Connecticut, who bought a beachfront lot on which the old house that was there had burned to the ground. He had an A-Frame cottage built on the site. You need to set your sights a little higher. -- x ----Android NewsGroup Reader---- http://usenet.sinaapp.com/ |
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On Mon, 16 Apr 2018 11:46:57 -0400, John H.
wrote: On Mon, 16 Apr 2018 09:34:34 -0400, Keyser Soze wrote: Which Norwegian cities have 'downtowns' similar to Chicago, St. Louis, etc.? None, their population of people of color is around 1%. That is half of what Canada has. Snow isn't the only thing there that is white. |
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True North Wrote in message:
On Monday, 16 April 2018 12:46:55 UTC-3, John H wrote: On Mon, 16 Apr 2018 09:34:34 -0400, Keyser Soze wrote: On 4/16/18 9:11 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 4/16/2018 8:40 AM, Keyser Soze wrote: On 4/16/18 8:38 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 4/16/2018 8:27 AM, Keyser Soze wrote: On 4/16/18 8:03 AM, justan wrote: "Mr. Luddite" Wrote in message: On 4/16/2018 7:45 AM, justan wrote: "Mr. Luddite" Wrote in message: On 4/15/2018 6:15 PM, Keyser Söze wrote: ..Trump?s insane posts the last few days about Comey and Mueller. Trump is so presidential! Must be. "Hail to the Chief" is played wherever he speaks. Are you trying to make Fat Harry weep like a snowflake? Just paying respect to *his* president. Fat Harry is so mad at his president that he would defect to a comunist or socialist country if his lady love would foot the bill. My now-retired Norwegian buddy, who worked 20 years in the oil drilling and production business and as a union rep and who was retrained as a teacher at government expense after suffering a serious work-related injury, just sent me an email telling me his twin grandkids are starting their college careers soon at the Norwegian Institute of Science and Technology, tuition-free. Perhaps you don't know any more about those Nordic countries than you do about our govenment here. Here's a bit from Wiki: The Nordic model (also called Nordic capitalism or Nordic social democracy)refers to the economic and social policies common to the Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Norway, Iceland, the Faroe Islands and Sweden). This includes a combination of free market capitalism with a comprehensive welfare state and collective bargaining at the national level with a high percentage of workers belonging to a labour union; and state provision of free education and free healthcare as well as generous, guaranteed pension payments for retirees funded by taxation. Although there are significant differences among the Nordic countries, they all share some common traits. These include support for a "universalist" welfare state aimed specifically at enhancing individual autonomy and promoting social mobility; a corporatist system involving a tripartite arrangement where representatives of labor and employers negotiate wages and labor market policy mediated by the government;and a commitment to widespread private ownership, free markets and free trade. The country has the fourth-highest per capita income in the world on the World Bank and IMF lists. On the CIA's GDP (PPP) per capita list (2015 estimate) which includes autonomous territories and regions, Norway ranks as number eleven. It has the world's largest sovereign wealth fund, with a value of USD 1 trillion. Norway has had the highest Human Development Index ranking in the world since 2009, a position also held previously between 2001 and 2006. It also has the highest inequality-adjusted ranking. Norway ranks first on the World Happiness Report,the OECD Better Life Index, the Index of Public Integrity, and the Democracy Index. Norway also has one of the lowest crime rates in the world. My buddy has a nice house, a good pension, and top of the line health care. 21st Century socialism works nicely. You should apply for asylum in Norway however take note that their standards for permanent residence have been tightened. Yeah, I know how it grates on you righties that other countries are doing a lot better than the dis-United States... The USA is not Norway nor is it like any other country on the planet. Ask your buddy how the older Norwegians still alive today how they felt about being occupied by Germany starting in 1940 and lasting throughout the rest of WWII. Ask them how they felt about receiving $400M in USA aid to help recover from the war. Then tell me about how awful the USA is. I suspect that if we didn't have a large ocean separating us from Europe, we, too, would have been at least partially occupied by Germany for some time. WWII has been over for more than 70 years. Most Norwegians who remember the German occupation are likely pushing up daisies or tulips, as are all the Southerners in this country who remember the Civil War. The point is, Norway and Norwegians are doing quite well and have less worries about their jobs, their health, the ability to educate their kids, and their retirements than Americans. Which Norwegian cities have 'downtowns' similar to Chicago, St. Louis, etc.? John Herring The Racist at work again. Don't you ever tire of belittling people of colour? Donnie associates Chicago and St Louis with racism? Interesting. -- x ----Android NewsGroup Reader---- http://usenet.sinaapp.com/ |
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Keyser Soze wrote:
On 4/16/18 9:11 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 4/16/2018 8:40 AM, Keyser Soze wrote: On 4/16/18 8:38 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 4/16/2018 8:27 AM, Keyser Soze wrote: On 4/16/18 8:03 AM, justan wrote: "Mr. Luddite" Wrote in message: On 4/16/2018 7:45 AM, justan wrote: "Mr. Luddite" Wrote in message: On 4/15/2018 6:15 PM, Keyser Söze wrote: ..Trump?s insane posts the last few days about Comey and Mueller. Trump is so presidential! Must be.Â* "Hail to the Chief" is played wherever he speaks. Are you trying to make Fat Harry weep like a snowflake? Just paying respect to *his* president. Fat Harry is so mad at his president that he would defect to a Â* comunist or socialist country if his lady love would foot the Â* bill. My now-retired Norwegian buddy, who worked 20 years in the oil drilling and production business and as a union rep and who was retrained as a teacher at government expense after suffering a serious work-related injury, just sent me an email telling me his twin grandkids are starting their college careers soon at the Norwegian Institute of Science and Technology, tuition-free. Perhaps you don't know any more about those Nordic countries than you do about our govenment here. Here's a bit from Wiki: The Nordic model (also called Nordic capitalism or Nordic social democracy)refers to the economic and social policies common to the Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Norway, Iceland, the Faroe Islands and Sweden). This includes a combination of free market capitalism with a comprehensive welfare state and collective bargaining at the national level with a high percentage of workers belonging to a labour union; and state provision of free education and free healthcare as well as generous, guaranteed pension payments for retirees funded by taxation. Although there are significant differences among the Nordic countries, they all share some common traits. These include support for a "universalist" welfare state aimed specifically at enhancing individual autonomy and promoting social mobility; a corporatist system involving a tripartite arrangement where representatives of labor and employers negotiate wages and labor market policy mediated by the government;and a commitment to widespread private ownership, free markets and free trade. The country has the fourth-highest per capita income in the world on the World Bank and IMF lists. On the CIA's GDP (PPP) per capita list (2015 estimate) which includes autonomous territories and regions, Norway ranks as number eleven. It has the world's largest sovereign wealth fund, with a value of USD 1 trillion. Norway has had the highest Human Development Index ranking in the world since 2009, a position also held previously between 2001 and 2006. It also has the highest inequality-adjusted ranking. Norway ranks first on the World Happiness Report,the OECD Better Life Index, the Index of Public Integrity, and the Democracy Index. Norway also has one of the lowest crime rates in the world. My buddy has a nice house, a good pension, and top of the line health care. 21st Century socialism works nicely. You should apply for asylum in Norway however take note that their standards for permanent residence have been tightened. Yeah, I know how it grates on you righties that other countries are doing a lot better than the dis-United States... The USA is not Norway nor is it like any other country on the planet. Ask your buddy how the older Norwegians still alive today how they felt about being occupied by Germany starting in 1940 and lasting throughout the rest of WWII.Â*Â* Ask them how they felt about receiving $400M in USA aid to help recover from the war. Then tell me about how awful the USA is. I suspect that if we didn't have a large ocean separating us from Europe, we, too, would have been at least partially occupied by Germany for some time. WWII has been over for more than 70 years. Most Norwegians who remember the German occupation are likely pushing up daisies or tulips, as are all the Southerners in this country who remember the Civil War. The point is, Norway and Norwegians are doing quite well and have less worries about their jobs, their health, the ability to educate their kids, and their retirements than Americans. Seems as if WW2 being over for 70 years makes it pretty much irrelevant, but the US Civil War and slavery have been over near 150 years and is still held relevant. |
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Keyser Soze wrote:
On 4/16/18 9:41 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 4/16/2018 9:34 AM, Keyser Soze wrote: On 4/16/18 9:11 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 4/16/2018 8:40 AM, Keyser Soze wrote: On 4/16/18 8:38 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 4/16/2018 8:27 AM, Keyser Soze wrote: On 4/16/18 8:03 AM, justan wrote: "Mr. Luddite" Wrote in message: On 4/16/2018 7:45 AM, justan wrote: "Mr. Luddite" Wrote in message: On 4/15/2018 6:15 PM, Keyser Söze wrote: ..Trump?s insane posts the last few days about Comey and Mueller. Trump is so presidential! Must be.Â* "Hail to the Chief" is played wherever he speaks. Are you trying to make Fat Harry weep like a snowflake? Just paying respect to *his* president. Fat Harry is so mad at his president that he would defect to a Â* comunist or socialist country if his lady love would foot the Â* bill. My now-retired Norwegian buddy, who worked 20 years in the oil drilling and production business and as a union rep and who was retrained as a teacher at government expense after suffering a serious work-related injury, just sent me an email telling me his twin grandkids are starting their college careers soon at the Norwegian Institute of Science and Technology, tuition-free. Perhaps you don't know any more about those Nordic countries than you do about our govenment here. Here's a bit from Wiki: The Nordic model (also called Nordic capitalism or Nordic social democracy)refers to the economic and social policies common to the Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Norway, Iceland, the Faroe Islands and Sweden). This includes a combination of free market capitalism with a comprehensive welfare state and collective bargaining at the national level with a high percentage of workers belonging to a labour union; and state provision of free education and free healthcare as well as generous, guaranteed pension payments for retirees funded by taxation. Although there are significant differences among the Nordic countries, they all share some common traits. These include support for a "universalist" welfare state aimed specifically at enhancing individual autonomy and promoting social mobility; a corporatist system involving a tripartite arrangement where representatives of labor and employers negotiate wages and labor market policy mediated by the government;and a commitment to widespread private ownership, free markets and free trade. The country has the fourth-highest per capita income in the world on the World Bank and IMF lists. On the CIA's GDP (PPP) per capita list (2015 estimate) which includes autonomous territories and regions, Norway ranks as number eleven. It has the world's largest sovereign wealth fund, with a value of USD 1 trillion. Norway has had the highest Human Development Index ranking in the world since 2009, a position also held previously between 2001 and 2006. It also has the highest inequality-adjusted ranking. Norway ranks first on the World Happiness Report,the OECD Better Life Index, the Index of Public Integrity, and the Democracy Index. Norway also has one of the lowest crime rates in the world. My buddy has a nice house, a good pension, and top of the line health care. 21st Century socialism works nicely. You should apply for asylum in Norway however take note that their standards for permanent residence have been tightened. Yeah, I know how it grates on you righties that other countries are doing a lot better than the dis-United States... The USA is not Norway nor is it like any other country on the planet. Ask your buddy how the older Norwegians still alive today how they felt about being occupied by Germany starting in 1940 and lasting throughout the rest of WWII.Â*Â* Ask them how they felt about receiving $400M in USA aid to help recover from the war. Then tell me about how awful the USA is. I suspect that if we didn't have a large ocean separating us from Europe, we, too, would have been at least partially occupied by Germany for some time. WWII has been over for more than 70 years. Most Norwegians who remember the German occupation are likely pushing up daisies or tulips, as are all the Southerners in this country who remember the Civil War. The point is, Norway and Norwegians are doing quite well and have less worries about their jobs, their health, the ability to educate their kids, and their retirements than Americans. So?Â* Move. Perhaps a more realistic solution is to improve the quality of life for all people here with better jobs, better income security, better health care, and better retirement, and not worry so much about how well the really wealthy are doing. How are we going to have better jobs? Most college students these days are Liberal Arts tack, not STEM. We have priced most manufacturing jobs out. When you get More on Welfare than working, why work. 50 years ago, our labor costs were about 3x what foreign costs were. Now it is 10-15x. Priced out. Then we have 60% of school kids that are failing. Even with a dumbed down curriculum. No cursive, no competitive exams, no pressure to perform. |
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On 4/16/18 11:36 AM, justan wrote:
"Mr. Luddite" Wrote in message: On 4/16/2018 9:54 AM, justan wrote: Keyser Soze Wrote in message: On 4/16/18 9:41 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 4/16/2018 9:34 AM, Keyser Soze wrote: On 4/16/18 9:11 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 4/16/2018 8:40 AM, Keyser Soze wrote: On 4/16/18 8:38 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 4/16/2018 8:27 AM, Keyser Soze wrote: On 4/16/18 8:03 AM, justan wrote: "Mr. Luddite" Wrote in message: On 4/16/2018 7:45 AM, justan wrote: "Mr. Luddite" Wrote in message: On 4/15/2018 6:15 PM, Keyser Söze wrote: ..Trump?s insane posts the last few days about Comey and Mueller. Trump is so presidential! Must be. "Hail to the Chief" is played wherever he speaks. Are you trying to make Fat Harry weep like a snowflake? Just paying respect to *his* president. Fat Harry is so mad at his president that he would defect to a comunist or socialist country if his lady love would foot the bill. My now-retired Norwegian buddy, who worked 20 years in the oil drilling and production business and as a union rep and who was retrained as a teacher at government expense after suffering a serious work-related injury, just sent me an email telling me his twin grandkids are starting their college careers soon at the Norwegian Institute of Science and Technology, tuition-free. Perhaps you don't know any more about those Nordic countries than you do about our govenment here. Here's a bit from Wiki: The Nordic model (also called Nordic capitalism or Nordic social democracy)refers to the economic and social policies common to the Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Norway, Iceland, the Faroe Islands and Sweden). This includes a combination of free market capitalism with a comprehensive welfare state and collective bargaining at the national level with a high percentage of workers belonging to a labour union; and state provision of free education and free healthcare as well as generous, guaranteed pension payments for retirees funded by taxation. Although there are significant differences among the Nordic countries, they all share some common traits. These include support for a "universalist" welfare state aimed specifically at enhancing individual autonomy and promoting social mobility; a corporatist system involving a tripartite arrangement where representatives of labor and employers negotiate wages and labor market policy mediated by the government;and a commitment to widespread private ownership, free markets and free trade. The country has the fourth-highest per capita income in the world on the World Bank and IMF lists. On the CIA's GDP (PPP) per capita list (2015 estimate) which includes autonomous territories and regions, Norway ranks as number eleven. It has the world's largest sovereign wealth fund, with a value of USD 1 trillion. Norway has had the highest Human Development Index ranking in the world since 2009, a position also held previously between 2001 and 2006. It also has the highest inequality-adjusted ranking. Norway ranks first on the World Happiness Report,the OECD Better Life Index, the Index of Public Integrity, and the Democracy Index. Norway also has one of the lowest crime rates in the world. My buddy has a nice house, a good pension, and top of the line health care. 21st Century socialism works nicely. You should apply for asylum in Norway however take note that their standards for permanent residence have been tightened. Yeah, I know how it grates on you righties that other countries are doing a lot better than the dis-United States... The USA is not Norway nor is it like any other country on the planet. Ask your buddy how the older Norwegians still alive today how they felt about being occupied by Germany starting in 1940 and lasting throughout the rest of WWII. Ask them how they felt about receiving $400M in USA aid to help recover from the war. Then tell me about how awful the USA is. I suspect that if we didn't have a large ocean separating us from Europe, we, too, would have been at least partially occupied by Germany for some time. WWII has been over for more than 70 years. Most Norwegians who remember the German occupation are likely pushing up daisies or tulips, as are all the Southerners in this country who remember the Civil War. The point is, Norway and Norwegians are doing quite well and have less worries about their jobs, their health, the ability to educate their kids, and their retirements than Americans. So? Move. Perhaps a more realistic solution is to improve the quality of life for all people here with better jobs, better income security, better health care, and better retirement, and not worry so much about how well the really wealthy are doing. A more reasonable aproach would be to get rid of leeches like Fat Harry Krause. The socialist countries of Europe have very stringent immigration laws. I am afraid we are stuck with him. :-) What about Costa Rica? I heard him speaking favorably about those chica girls. Many chica ticas are very pretty, but you'd strike out...they like guys who are fluent in Spanish or English. |
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On 4/16/18 11:55 AM, justan wrote:
Keyser Söze Wrote in message: ..Trump?s insane posts the last few days about Comey and Mueller. Trump is so presidential! -- Posted with my iPhone 8+. If you were president, how would you handle it? If I were innocent, I'd act innocent. If I were guilty, I'd still act innocent. |
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