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Danish Mic Drop (Original Post) Buttoneer 6 hrs ago OP
Never let MAGA forget how bad at math they are. House of Roberts 5 hrs ago #1
My danish friend showed me this popsdenver 5 hrs ago #2
And my response is....freedom to do what? paleotn 3 hrs ago #10
Freedom to own GUNNNZ! Wednesdays 1 hr ago #11
Better accounting and less corruption. oasis 5 hrs ago #3
A Hungry Man Is An Angry Man 2na fisherman 5 hrs ago #4
Dunno. Isn't Denmark on the list of shithole countries? 3Hotdogs 5 hrs ago #5
You must be thinking of BaronChocula 4 hrs ago #7
I'm with them. Joinfortmill 5 hrs ago #6
I have said for decades that I would happily... 3catwoman3 4 hrs ago #8
By getting 'Muricans obsessed with and hating taxes not fooled 3 hrs ago #9

House of Roberts

(6,630 posts)
1. Never let MAGA forget how bad at math they are.
Sat May 16, 2026, 07:58 PM
5 hrs ago

They scream about freedom, forgetting that 'a necessitous man is not a free man'.

The Danish are happier because they are not necessitous.

popsdenver

(2,604 posts)
2. My danish friend showed me this
Sat May 16, 2026, 08:12 PM
5 hrs ago

30-40 years ago. We went to the trouble of itemizing all of the different taxes we pay, that we don't even think about. There are about 20-30 line items........Turns out he was 100% correct, and I am sure it is far far more now, than then.....

WASF

paleotn

(22,684 posts)
10. And my response is....freedom to do what?
Sat May 16, 2026, 10:17 PM
3 hrs ago

Die early because you can't afford your meds in old age? Sell off all your assets to go Medicaid end of life leaving nothing for your children? Get exploited by an economic system designed to empty your pockets no matter how hard you've worked all your life? Have the risk of retirement savings put entirely on you (401K instead of the old defined benefit), other than the pittance you get from Social Security? In the wealthiest nation the planet has ever seen? That's all you get? Pathetic, really.

So again, freedom to do what?

2na fisherman

(358 posts)
4. A Hungry Man Is An Angry Man
Sat May 16, 2026, 08:17 PM
5 hrs ago

Praise to Bob Marley and many others for repeating this old proverb. Selfishness and greed leads to violence and war. When will the wealthy captains of industry realize that fair taxation is a benefit to all including them because a peaceful and stable society makes for a better business climate.

3catwoman3

(29,775 posts)
8. I have said for decades that I would happily...
Sat May 16, 2026, 08:49 PM
4 hrs ago

...pay higher taxes if I could count on all the services the Danes know they can rely on.

not fooled

(6,758 posts)
9. By getting 'Muricans obsessed with and hating taxes
Sat May 16, 2026, 09:58 PM
3 hrs ago

it's easier for the oligarchs to hide their thievery and redistribution of wealth upwards, in a complicated tax code.

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