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"Would you rather have a Supreme Court Justice who was bought and paid for by plutocrats,
or one who was an insurrectionist? WHAT IF I WERE TO TELL YOU THAT YOU COULD HAVE BOTH!"
Jeff Tiedrich

Maybe I'll just move to Norway.

onepoorguy: "Maybe I'll just move to Norway."

What's not to like?

They always rank among the world’s happiest countries. (#7 This year. America is #23)
High quality and universally distributed healthcare and education opportunities are available to everyone.
Women enjoy reproductive freedom.
There is a strong social safety net, guaranteed pensions, unemployment insurance.
A high GDP per capita $108,729 (current US dollars)
Highly progressive income taxes, including a value-added tax.
In 2024, Norway was ranked as the best country for same-sex couples to legally marry.
In 1981, Norway became one of the first countries in the world to enact an anti-discrimination law explicitly including sexual orientation.
Same-sex marriage, adoption, and assisted insemination treatments for lesbian couples have been legal since 2009.
Conversion therapy is banned in Norway.

It's almost like liberal policies really work, making people happier and improving their lives!

https://www.cnn.com/travel/worlds-happiest-countri...

https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.PCAP.C...

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

What's not to like?

Plus, climate change is making it warmer there. Is not speaking/reading Norwegian at all much of a hinderance?

Maybe not. From Wikipedia:

Norwegian is a North Germanic language descended from Old Norse. It is the main national language of Norway and is spoken throughout the country. Norwegian is spoken natively by over 5 million people mainly in Norway, but is generally understood throughout Scandinavia and to a lesser degree other Nordic countries. It has two official written forms, Bokmål and Nynorsk. Both are used in public administration, schools, churches, and media. Bokmål is the written language used by a majority of about 85%. Around 95% of the population speak Norwegian as their first or native language, although many speak dialects that may differ significantly from the written languages. Norwegian dialects are mutually intelligible, although listeners with limited exposure to dialects other than their own may struggle with certain phrases and pronunciations.
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The primary foreign language taught in Norwegian schools is English, and the majority of the population, especially those born after World War II, is fairly fluent in English. German, French and Spanish are also commonly taught as second or, more often, third languages. Russian, Japanese, Italian, Latin, and rarely Chinese (Mandarin) are offered in some schools, mostly in the cities. Traditionally, English, German and French were considered the main foreign languages in Norway. These languages, for instance, were used on Norwegian passports until the 1990s, and university students have a general right to use these languages when submitting their theses.

I think all of the Nordic countries are good and the practice a blend of capitalism and socialism. Norway owns 60% of Equinor which used to be called Statoil. They refine, run a string of gas stations, etc., and the proceeds help Government funds. It's part of the modern social democracy. Sweden owns or partly owns about 40% of the corporations and operates the electric blast furnace so they can make cars, etc. Sweden has an extensive social system from which they benefit. Not sure what Finland does but they have similar I hear.

I think we should look into that but we restricted ourselves because of some government competition under the New Deal, so we practice government subsidies, with tariffs and it doesn't seem to work as well.

onepoorguy: "Maybe I'll just move to Norway."

BTW folks in Norway also life longer healthier lives...

The current life expectancy for Norway in 2024 is 83.09 years
The current life expectancy for U.S. in 2024 is 79.25 years

And of course if you life in a Blue State you have a higher life expectancy than someone living in a Red State...

"If all states enacted liberal policies across the 18 domains, our study estimated that U.S. life expectancy would increase by 2.8 years for women and 2.1 years for men. However, if all states enacted conservative policies, U.S. life expectancy would decline by 2.0 years for women and 1.9 years for men. If all states followed current national policy trends, there would continue to be little improvement in life expectancy."
– Prof. Jennifer Karas Montez, lead author of the study

It's almost like liberal policies really work, making people healthier, happier, and improving their lives all around!

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/people-i...

https://www.macrotrends.net/global-metrics/countri...

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