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To: Tobias Ekman who wrote (345823)	1/26/2010 4:45:30 PM
From: DMaA	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793927

We keep hearing stories about the Danes being the happiest people in the world. True?

To: Tobias Ekman who wrote (345823)	1/27/2010 4:10:15 AM
From: KLP	Respond to of 793927

Hi Tobias....Glad you are going to post more here. I'm so sorry to hear what happened with your Father! Just exactly that is what those who oppose Government run health care think has a good chance of happening if it comes to pass. We do have an excellent health care system here....many people come here from other countries to have procedures done, and very seldom do we hear of Americans going to other countries to have their health care done. Our problem seems to be the cost, and understanding why costs are so high. We all have choices to make. Some don't want to purchase insurance, and that's fine, IF they pay for the cost of the care themselves. Trouble is, many don't, and expect others to do that for them. We call that "entitlements they think they deserve", while the rest of us scrimp on some other wanted things, in order to have insurance just in case we need it for really dreadful illnesses. The poor children and in fact, the poor all have health care....most of them go to emergency at the hospitals and get emergency care, and don't pay for it. Personally, I think that is wrong. If they are on state welfare, there should be some premiums taken from that state subsidy to pay for medical insurance if/when it is needed. BWDIK? I did look up some stats for Denmark...The whole country is smaller than some of our larger cities. It would be interesting to compare some of the cities against various countries in the world....There are about 330,000,000 people here in the US. Our tax loads are more than just the Federal Income Tax. We have state taxes, some states have income taxes and others compensate by taxing just about everything that they can think of...And of course, all the cities and communities have taxes on all sorts of things as well. Your taxes are truly HIGH! Does it add up to about 90% in taxes on your income? YIKES, if that is any place close to true!!! Ouch, as we say! Here's a bit of what I found: Population: 5,500,510 (July 2009 est.) cia.gov And from wiki…. en.wikipedia.org Economy Main article: Economy of Denmark Denmark's mixed economy features efficient markets, above average European living standards,[63][64] and high amount of free trade. Denmark rank 16th in the world in terms of GDP (PPP) per capita and rank 5th in nominal GDP per capita. According to World Bank Group, Denmark has the most flexible labor market in Europe; the policy is called flexicurity. It is easy to hire, fire, and find a job. Denmark has a labor force of about 2.9 million. Denmark has the fourth highest ratio of tertiary degree holders in the world.[65] GDP per hour worked was the 10th highest in 2007. Denmark has the world's lowest level of income inequality, according to the UN, and the world's highest minimum wage, according to the IMF. As of June 2009 the unemployment rate is at 6.3 percent, 2.6 percentage points under the EU average at 8.9 percent.[66] Denmark is one of the most competitive economies in the world according to World Economic Forum 2008 report, IMD, and The Economist.[67] According to rankings by OECD, Denmark has the most free financial markets in EU-15 and also one of the most free product markets, owning to liberalisation in the 1990s. Denmark has a company tax rate of 25% and a special time limited tax regime for expatriates.[68] The Danish taxation system is both broad based (25% VAT, not including excise, duty and tax) and has the world's highest income tax. And from Regions in Denmark:The most important area of responsibility for the new regions is the national health service. Unlike the former counties, the regions are not allowed to levy taxes, and the health service is primarily financed by a national 8% (sundhedsbidrag) tax combined with funds from both government and municipalities. Each Regional Council consists of 41 elected politicians elected as part of the 2005 Danish municipal elections. heritage.org Fiscal Freedom35.9 Back to the top Denmark has a very high income tax rate and a moderate corporate tax rate. The top income tax rate of 59 percent is scheduled to be lowered to 51.5 percent in January 2010. The top corporate tax rate is 25 percent. County municipal taxes range from 22.7 percent to 27.8 percent. State taxes vary from 5 percent to 15 percent. Other taxes include a value-added tax (VAT), a vehicle tax, and an 8 percent health tax. In the most recent year, overall tax revenue as a percentage of GDP was 49.5 percent