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To: Seeker of Truth who wrote (16839)4/11/2007 1:31:27 AM
From: energyplay  Read Replies (2) of 217917
 
Sweden has many admirable qualities. Would I like to see the US become like Sweden ? Ha !

Sweden - First two from a Swedish friend of mine -

1) Your taxes go to support the church.

2) The church and the state share information on how much you make. Your pastor will ask you to donnate more. Not much privacy.

3) They tend to hate success. The went after Ingmar Bergman for tax evasion - he could have left Sweden years ago to avoid Swedish taxes, but stayed. As a reward, the state goes after him on some phony tax charges.

4) They have created a society that is more risk averse than I would prefer, which means more risk averse than the US, Canada, or Australia.

5) They make it hard to start a business, and apparently do not have employment at will.

6) The high taxes on the rich are not for funding neccessary services, but much more to 'level' society.

7) So they have high taxes, but the Wallbergs and about 30 other families still run the place, and they still have royalty. So not even circulation of elites, just stasis.

I sure if knew more I would have more objections.

Note that 2 to 7 all are about the upside for individuals.

Also note that I am concerned about the poor, but I don't think that concern will make my top ten ;-)

The United States was not founded by poor people.
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