Quote from nitro:
Is that what happens in Norway? I am not talking about electric utilities btw, I am talking about the electric grid.
It`s a more or less socialist country, so the government owns the companies of course.
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How many Indians and Chinese and Mexicans and the whole pot of the world do you see competing for your job in Norway, and does your government sanction such competitition?
We have oil/gas etc, i.e. alot of spending money, there are alot of people on welfare, so the government is forced to import workers to take care of the jobs the "sick" norwegians don`t want, so yes we have quite a few immigrants from other countries, but they`re becoming familiar with the system, so the government is again forced to import workers to take care of the jobs, the "sick" norwegians/immigrants don`t want, etc.....
How many jobs are outsourced from Norway to the rest of the world?
I guess there are a few norwegian companies who outsource, but that doesn`t matter at the moment because we stil got oil/gas etc to export/pay for the people on welfare/immigrant workers taking care of the "sick"(do you think there`s something wrong with moving factories etc to where labour etc is cheaper, isn`t that only fair and capitalism at it`s very best, i.e. we`re 6 800 000 000, our planet is round, everything is connected, we`re mutually dependant on eachother and there`s a limited amount of both renewable/non-renewable resources, so why should cetain people be protected, shouldn`t everyone have the same opportunities to offer their labour regardless of country of residence)?
What is your debt (translate into dollars please so I don't have to look at the currency exchange), and what is a typical white collar job pay there?
Zero debt!
About the same as a blue collar job, it`s a more or less socialist country, i.e. the goal is equal/close to equal pay for time spent working regardless of productivity.
What percent of your wage goes to rent, food, health care, taxes, etc? In other words, how cheap or expensive is it to pay back that loan once you pay "the right to exist" bills?
Health care are mostly paid for through taxes.
According to
this, Oslo, the capital of Norway, where I live, is the most expensive city in the world(might not be completely accurate, but it gives you an idea of the price level here).
Taxes:
- Personal income tax = 28 %(24.5 % in the north)
- Welfare tax 7.8 % of income
- Payroll tax = 0-14.1 % of income(dependant on where the company is located, 14.1 % in the south/0 % in the north)
- Inheritance tax = 0 % up to $83,000, 6/8 % on the next $58,000 and 10/15 % on the rest(dependant on if it`s a close relative who receives or not)
- Property tax = maximum 0.07 %(tax rate is set by local authorities)
- Tax on net worth = 1.1 % starting at $83,000
- Sales tax = 25 %(food 14 %, movie tickets/personal transportation 8 %)
- Tax on cars(includes sales tax) = dependant on weight/size of engine etc, Toyota Corolla in the US MSRP $15,350 - $18,860, in Norway MSRP $41,500 - $54,400 and a Mercedes M-class in the US MSRP $45,700 - $91,050 , in Norway MSRP $151,000 - $422,000.
- Corporate tax = 28 %, oil companies are taxed about 78 %
- Fuel tax = amounts to about 65 % of the price
- Electricity tax = % 0.16/kWh
- Supervisory tax on property = 2.5 % of price
- Yearly tax on motor vehicles = $181-484 dependant on if it`s motorbike/car/truck etc
- And there are taxes on alcohol, garbage, chocolate and sugar, tobacco etc
Is employment guaranteed by corporations or as a last resort, the government, once you graduate?
No, but you can receive some welfare(which is probably easier than anywhere else because of the combination of petrodollars/socialism in Norway).
Norway is a pretty good country to live in for an average citizen, but that`s in a large part due to the oil/gas revenues, the small population and just being a western country with close ties to western Europe/North-America etc Ergo it`s not sustainable and the system would not be very successful on a large scale(US)/global scale, it`s dependant on the outside world being less socialist.
