adamlarsson78

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   by adamlarsson78 3y ago

   Either you are naive or disingenious. "Great for subsistence seekers" is a dog whistle for a neoliberal political agenda. Aspiration seeking and the desire for a strong social system are not mutually exclusive. Whether somebody ca
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   by adamlarsson78 3y ago

   These two are highly correlated. My background is lower middle class, but high income for a few years made me into high wealth. With lower income tax, that would have been even more extreme. But with the high income tax I'm paying, lot
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   by adamlarsson78 3y ago

   Sure, as long as we can agree that the original statement is, that's fine by me.
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   by adamlarsson78 3y ago

   > EU is great for subsistence seekers The fraction of people in EU countries who just want to exist on social welfare and have no aspirations is miniscule. That's just propaganda and a narrative spun by the rich to avoid paying taxe
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   by adamlarsson78 3y ago

   It may be frustrating, but that's the flipside of wealth inequality being much lower in Scandinavia and thereby society being more equal. Which makes it much more pleasant to live in, even for relatively rich people. (Disclosure: I&#x2
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   by adamlarsson78 3y ago

   > I don't want to be crude, but the sustainable approach is accepting that a company won't grow every year for forever No necessarily. An economy can be sustainable even if all companies grow all the time. You just need to allo