Democratic Socialism Thoughts

[InformedConsent]

Originally Posted by MTAtech

First, Venezuela is a third world nation. Thinking that Venezuela has any comparison to the U.S. or even Denmark, is flawed.

Second, taxes aren't the worst thing in the world.

Good, then you should have no problem agreeing to tax like Scandinavian and European countries...

Scandinavian and European countries believe the less fortunate have a responsibility to themselves, and therefore place the largest tax burden on those with lower income. They decidedely tax regressively, but then distribute the tax revenue much more progressively. Furthermore, they allow their rich to hide income and capital gains in foreign accounts so that it's tax free.

Read the articles citing research, look carefully at the charts, and read the article outlining just some of the ways the Scandinavian and European rich are legally allowed to have tax-free income (no FATCA laws, so they can hide foreign-based income and gains).

How Sweden fights inequality - with regressive, not progressive taxes

Other countries don’t have a “47%” - The Washington Post

The 'who's who' of European tax havens

Are you on board with that?

[workingclasshero]

Originally Posted by MTAtech

As Paul Krugman writes, "Denmark has combined high taxes and strong social benefits (free college, heavily subsidized child care, and more) with strong employment and high productivity. It shows that strong welfare states can work."

So what makes conservatives so unAmerican -- thinking that Denmark can accomplish things that just aren't possible in America?

and meanwhile the utopia of denmark:

....has more crime than the usa.... twice the amount of the USA ((91.34 per 1000 denmark...compared to 41.29 per 1000 USA
....has a MUCH higher suidice rate than the USA
....has more stolen cars than the USA
....has more robbery victems, than the USA
....has more instance of fraud, than the USa


....and has more drug OFFENCES, than the USA...nearly twice the amount ((1,053 per 100,000 people Denmark......560.1 per 100,000 people the USA))

[petch751]

Originally Posted by MTAtech View Post
First, Venezuela is a third world nation. Thinking that Venezuela has any comparison to the U.S. or even Denmark, is flawed.

Yet liberals use Denmark as a comparison all the time.

Originally Posted by MTAtech View Post

Second, taxes aren't the worst thing in the world.

MTAtech supports slavery ^^^