The biggest straw man

[Shalamar]

And I'd never been out of work since I was 16 until then. Apparently you missed that I was on unemployment until it ran out. I have no safety net. You're welcome for jack ****.

He's trying to get a rise out of you. Rightest playbook.

 

[logger]

And I'd never been out of work since I was 16 until then. Apparently you missed that I was on unemployment until it ran out. I have no safety net. You're welcome for jack ****.

And yeah, it was your choice.

 

[Polaris]

He's trying to get a rise out of you. Rightest playbook.

Oh I know exactly what he's trying to do.

And yeah, it was your choice.

Textbook example.

 

[acbytesla]

Paleezz!
I've never been out of work since I was twelve!
Some us just get it done, at least you have the safety net, you're welcome!

Out of curiosity Logger. Are you familiar with John Rawls, The Veil of Ignorance and the Original Position?

 

[logger]

Textbook example.

Lol
You bragged about it.

 

[Polaris]

Lol
You bragged about it.

And another.

 

[logger]

And another.

Loved having been out of work for more than a year, yeah I think that was it.

 

[Polaris]

Loved having been out of work for more than a year, yeah I think that was it.

Not enough facepalms in the world for this ^^.

 

[logger]

Not enough facepalms in the world for this ^^.

And driving people around while injured? Say it isn't so!

 

[PhantomWolf]

Its a very simple question. Does Denmark have people who would be considered poor or in poverty?

Poverty exists anywhere there is income inequality, simply by definition of what Poverty is.

Here's some data for you though of Denmark vs the USA

http://www.demos.org/blog/10/20/15/united-states-vs-denmark-17-charts

 

[PhantomWolf]

So you're a socialist, fine. I want people to be free, I want to be free. Which means people have to take responsibility for themselves, oh the horror.

Freedom is what our country was founded on, you can do what you like in your country.

What exactly do you think that you are free to do in your country that I can't do in mine?

 

[PhantomWolf]

Both are high taxed and have less economic freedom?

Hah! The US isn't even close to the top 10 of the highly taxed nations, Denmark is in it.

 

[logger]

Poverty exists anywhere there is income inequality, simply by definition of what Poverty is.

Here's some data for you though of Denmark vs the USA

http://www.demos.org/blog/10/20/15/united-states-vs-denmark-17-charts

So the question would, how does Denmark have any poverty?

 

[logger]

Hah! The US isn't even close to the top 10 of the highly taxed nations, Denmark is in it.

Hah? Hilarious!

So what, they're just higher taxed.

 

[Polaris]

And driving people around while injured? Say it isn't so!

Chronic pain is not the same as injured. Read for comprehension.

 

[logger]

Chronic pain is not the same as injured. Read for comprehension.

Yeah sure, and the medication you were on?

 

[acbytesla]

Hah? Hilarious!

So what, they're just higher taxed.

They live longer. Lower mortality rates. Have more vacation time and they are on average happier.

 

[Polaris]

Yeah sure, and the medication you were on?

Between me and my doctor.

 

[logger]

They live longer. Lower mortality rates. Have more vacation time and they are on average happier.

Wouldn't you be happier with big daddy government wiping your ass?

 

[PhantomWolf]

So the question would, how does Denmark have any poverty?

Because of the way it is measured. If everyone has very similar incomes then as long as the Cost of Living isn't insanely high, you'd have few to no people that were in poverty. When you have income inequality, and the minimum wage is below the cost of living, then you will always have someone that is in poverty merely because of the definition of what it is.

What is interesting is that compared to the US's 13% child poverty, Denmark's is under 3%.

Another thing to look at is the country's CPI. In Denmark it's just over 100. It's double that in the US meaning it's more expensive to live in the US than in Denmark. Less wage inequality and lower costs of living = way less poverty.