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Re:A Response to Paul Graham’s Article on Income Inequality by marshray on Saturday January 02, 2016 @05:28PM (#10828298)
So perhaps you can explain why, whatever this wealth was providing Denmark's 'economic status' the Nazi's didn't plunder it when they occupied it during WWII?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denmark_in_World_War_II

AFAICT, Denmark (and Germany, Japan, China, Singapore, South Korea, and everybody else) have whatever 'economic status' they have due to a lot more to what happened during the post WWII years than to colonial times.

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Re:A Response to Paul Graham’s Article on Income Inequality by ptaipale on Saturday January 02, 2016 @06:26PM (#10828549)
Yes, and attributing Sweden's wealth to slave trade is disingenuous. Attributing it to WWII years and selling ball bearings to Nazis is more relevant - but then, who in their position wouldn't have done that? I.e. stay out of the nasty war and trade, if it helps to keep peace on borders.
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