How Sweden fights inequality — without soaking the rich

smallStops · Oct 25, 2014

jsp326 said:
Yeah, like when the Soviet Union redistributed wealth from the more productive farmers. Food became scarce, and as many people died of starvation in the 1930s USSR as they did in Hitler's
Holocaust.

Some people are so criminally minded that they were/are ready to commit any abominable crime.

I think nowdays, the issue is how taxpayer's money is used.
The US spend a huge shunk into "defence" and specific "overseas aid".
Some countries make the choice of spending into prison programs that work
( you can not imagine how much some people like me love crime-free ( including "hidden" non charged crimes) environment).

Some countries chose to spend on unemployed welfare,
others prefer to invest massively on education. ( Japan,...).

piezoe · Oct 25, 2014

smallStops said:
Some people are so criminally minded that they were/are ready to commit any abominable crime.

I think nowdays, the issue is how taxpayer's money is used.
The US spend a huge shunk into "defence" and specific "overseas aid".
Some countries make the choice of spending into prison programs that work
( you can not imagine how much some people like me love crime-free ( including "hidden" non charged crimes) environment).

Some countries chose to spend on unemployed welfare,
others prefer to invest massively on education. ( Japan,...).

This is exactly the point I've made repeatedly in these forums. There is plenty of money, it is a matter of how you spend it, i.e., priorities matter! I would point out however that "overseas aid", as you put it, is not quite what it may seem. 'Foreign Aid' is another form of a government subsidy of the U.S. 'defense' industry, since much if not the majority of the money spent for "foreign aid" comes back to the U.S. defense industry in the form of orders for new military equipment.

smallStops · Oct 26, 2014

piezoe said:
This is exactly the point I've made repeatedly in these forums. There is plenty of money, it is a matter of how you spend it, i.e., priorities matter! I would point out however that "overseas aid", as you put it, is not quite what it may seem. 'Foreign Aid' is another form of a government subsidy of the U.S. 'defense' industry, since much if not the majority of the money spent for "foreign aid" comes back to the U.S. defense industry in the form of orders for new military equipment.

Your message is starting to sink in

I did not know that 'Foreign Aid' actually was another way to increase the 'defense' budget.
Thanks for the info.

loyek590 · Oct 26, 2014

piezoe said:
This is exactly the point I've made repeatedly in these forums. There is plenty of money, it is a matter of how you spend it, i.e., priorities matter! I would point out however that "overseas aid", as you put it, is not quite what it may seem. 'Foreign Aid' is another form of a government subsidy of the U.S. 'defense' industry, since much if not the majority of the money spent for "foreign aid" comes back to the U.S. defense industry in the form of orders for new military equipment.

not to mention, a small bribe, or as you call it "foreign aid" can be a lot cheaper than fighting a war.

smallStops · Oct 27, 2014

loyek590 said:
not to mention, a small bribe, or as you call it "foreign aid" can be a lot cheaper than fighting a war.

wars : the origin of wars is somewhere hate got generated.

Scataphagos · Oct 27, 2014

smallStops said:
Some people are so criminally minded that they were/are ready to commit any abominable crime.

They go by many names these days.... Liberals, Progressives, Democrats.

Scataphagos · Oct 28, 2014

4thaugust1932 said:
Buffett's secretary Bosanek pays a tax rate of 35.8 percent of INCOME, while Buffett pays a rate at 17.4 percent on PROFITS.
http://news.yahoo.com/warren-buffett-secretary-talk-taxes-221442297--abc-news.html

Ideally
Bosanek should pay 17.4 percent tax on her SAVINGS.
OR
Buffet should pay 35.8 percent tax on his INCOME.

Ideally, EVERYBODY SHOULD PAY THE SAME RATE... the most broadly based, lowest rate of FLAT tax.

Progressive tax rates are not only unconstitutional, they are immoral.

AfterLOS · Oct 30, 2014

convexx said:
I am a dual-national (US, Sweden) and I don't live in Sweden...

I have permanent Residency status in Sweden, lived there for many years, still speak the language albeit rusty nowadays - my girl came from Dalarna but we lived in Stockholm.

Studied further at Tekniska Hogskolan in Stockholm got torn a new one cause all exams in Svenska, but being the only foreigner at that time, allowances were made for me.

Magnificent country

convexx · Oct 30, 2014

AfterLOS said:
I have permanent Residency status in Sweden, lived there for many years, still speak the language albeit rusty nowadays - my girl came from Dalarna but we lived in Stockholm.

Studied further at Tekniska Hogskolan in Stockholm got torn a new one cause all exams in Svenska, but being the only foreigner at that time, allowances were made for me.

Magnificent country

Wow. I've not been since 2012. Interesting background.

smallStops · Oct 30, 2014

convexx said:
Wow. I've not been since 2012. Interesting background.

I've seen you've closed your trading thread!
It's a shame really : you should have just defended yourself.