This is why I don't give you a job

Re:This is why I don't give you a job by itmag on Saturday January 07, 2012 @12:09PM (#3437404)

The government (at least in Sweden) already imposes really high taxes. And people here are still generally wealthy as fuck (relative to most of the world) and able to use a large chunk of their income for beer, trendy clothes, smartphones, restaurants, travel, etc (ie nice-to-have luxury goods).

It's all a matter of perspective IMHO.

Of course, I'm generally leary of "solutions" that come out of the gov't but that's another story...

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Re:This is why I don't give you a job by rprasad on Saturday January 07, 2012 @01:20PM (#3437631)

Sweden's wealth is made possible by the relative abundance of natural resources for its size and population: it's population (~9 million) is just a bit larger than that of the San Francisco Bay Area, but it has a GDP of $443.718 billion (i.e., higher per capita than most American states, including California).

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