bobbytran
It's funny how it took so long for someone to finally admit that I'm correct instead of being willfully ignorant about the realities of a socialist country like Sweden.
My point is that you can't grow a company in Sweden and every single example you have just given me are companies that left Sweden after growing to a certain stage.
I think I'm done arguing my point because facts and data dont seem to matter here and it's funny how such a seemingly intelligent community can be utterly blinded by politics.
The reality is that I would never incorporate a company in Sweden and incorporating pretty much anywhere else on earth would give me an advantage.
Incorporating outside of Sweden allows big companies to enjoy tax benefits and then hire Engineers from Sweden at an average of 50,000USD to 68,0000USD (these numbers can easily be found on Google).
They get lower taxes, a cheap labor pool, and the company isn't limited through draconian taxes and regulations, it only has to deal with it at a satellite office. It's a win-win.
Now show me a company that's large, started in Sweden, and is still in Sweden many years later.
Funny..the Original owner of Minecraft never stayed in Sweden with his billion dollars.
My point still stands: you can start a company in Sweden, but will never be able to grow it to sustainable levels unless you incorporate elsewhere (or get purchased).
All examples I've seen so far have only helped prove my point.
If you look at the business landscape of Sweden, it mostly consists of large multinational corporations with bases outside of Sweden (IKEA is a good example of this) and government jobs.
It doesn't leave much room for individuals wanting to start a business and actually having an chance at success.
Open salary will only help pay inequality because everything is a secret right now and some people are better at negotiating.
If it were all open, we would have equally low salaries across the board from company to company.
It also puts the value on the position and not the person applying.
This was for a software engineer position. I didn't even bother going on the interview. I feel like the purpose was to see what they could get you to do.
Most smaller companies dont have these sorts of interviews. Most of mine have been technical in nature and some involved take-home projects, which were then discussed.
I've also avoided the dreaded non-compete clauses that FAANG employees need to sign and work on my own side-business with no issues.
The extreme wealth tax, will only push extremely wealthy people out of the US and the middle class will suffer once again.
I also don't believe the tax increases only on millionaires and the total you are showing for healthcare is much less than half of what's actually projected.
Bernie already said that most people will be getting tax increases.
He's also taxing Wallstreet, which will only reduce the 401ks and retirement funds of the middle class.
Economic destruction, so everyone is on a shittier playing field is his end goal and really the only end result of extreme Socialist policies.
None of the Bernie Bros on this site either want to believe it or to admit it.
The shitty behavior of the Democrats and the push to full blown Socialism has pretty much forced me, my family, and all of my friends to vote Trump in 2020.
Bernie Sanders has already said he believes there should be a maximum a person should make.
When Obama was running, there were bots running rampant on many sites like Reddit.
Were they Russian too?
The vast majority of people aren't brutalized and shot by the police. If it does happen, it goes through a trial and the court systems.
The vast majority of people talking out against the Chinese government will be jailed or re-educated in China...that's the difference.
There will almost always be technical debt to some degree when it comes to software. Nothing is perfect and we always dont have the time to create the perfect fix..and instead need to just create something that works.
The problem is that many online communities foster this sort of thing and allow it to fester and grow..as if it's perfectly acceptable.
Reddit has subreddits that I've seen that are dedicated to this behavior and sites like Twitter and Facebook will only get rid of posts if it fits the current political narrative. I've seen republicans/conservatives get death threats against their kids with no bannings, but if you misgender someone, it's an instant ban.
Its these sorts of double standards that allows hate to flourish and sends a signal to the person doing it that it's acceptable behavior, so it not only continues, but gets worse...and the person sending the hateful messages will never stop there.
You can get distracted easily, especially with a spouse and children. It's also a much different working experience when nobody can see what you are doing. You need to have the same amount of discipline as you would if you were working on your own business.
It's also lonely. Most people rely on work to provide their social life (you are there 8 hours+/day). It can get lonely pretty fast if you have no friends outside of work.
The good ones, if they know their own value, get paid well.
I'm currently paid well. They went through 50 applicants before getting to me and now rely on me to keep multiple systems running smoothly that run a 100 million dollar company.
I do have a college education, but have been working on some sort of code almost every day since I was 13 years old (now I'm 40).
Many of the things I do for work are easy...mostly because I know the systems so well.
He donated a very small amount of personal money as opposed to an entire company making donations.