Is Norway more sexually immoral than the US? It is hard to believe any nation can be less moral than the US unless it is some nation closer to Darwin's early barely human tribal societies.too easy
The Nordic model has been characterized as follows:
- An elaborate social safety net, in addition to public services such as free education and universal healthcare in a largely tax-funded system.
- Strong property rights, contract enforcement and overall ease of doing business.
- Public pension plans.
- High levels of democracy as seen in the Freedom in the World survey and Democracy Index.
- Free trade combined with collective risk sharing (welfare social programmes and labour market institutions) which has provided a form of protection against the risks associated with economic openness.
- Little product market regulation. Nordic countries rank very high in product market freedom according to OECD rankings.
- Low levels of corruption.< In Transparency International's 2022 Corruption Perceptions Index, Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden were ranked among the top 10 least corrupt of the 180 countries evaluated.
- A partnership between employers, trade unions and the government, whereby these social partners negotiate the terms to regulating the workplace amongst themselves, rather than the terms being imposed by law. Sweden has decentralised wage co-ordination while Finland is ranked the least flexible. The changing economic conditions have given rise to fear among workers as well as resistance by trade unions in regards to reforms.
- High trade union density and collective bargaining coverage. In 2019, trade union density was 90.7% in Iceland, 67.0% in Denmark, 65.2% in Sweden, 58.8% in Finland, and 50.4% in Norway; in comparison, trade union density was 16.3% in Germany and 9.9% in the United States. Additionally, in 2018, collective bargaining coverage was 90% in Iceland, 88.8% in Finland (2017), 88% in Sweden, 82% in Denmark, and 69% in Norway; in comparison collective bargaining coverage was 54% in Germany and 11.7% in the United States. The lower union density in Norway is mainly explained by the absence of a Ghent system since 1938. In contrast, Denmark, Finland and Sweden all have union-run unemployment funds. Union density has declined in Denmark, Finland and Sweden, but is relatively stable, although at a lower level (about 50%), in the non-Ghent Norway.
- The Nordic countries received the highest ranking for protecting workers rights on the International Trade Union Confederation 2014 Global Rights Index, with Denmark being the only nation to receive a perfect score.
- Significant public spending, with Norway at 48.3% of GDP, Sweden at 49.4%, Iceland at 49.8%, Denmark at 50.8% and Finland at 55.8%. This is high even compared to the OECD average of 46.3%.
- Overall tax burdens as a percentage of GDP are high, with 35.9%, 41.4%, 41.4%, 42.4% and 43.4% for Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark respectively. This is compared to the OECD average of 33.9%. The Nordic countries also have a relatively progressive taxation system in place; this along with their generous welfare systems have made them among the least unequal countries in the world.<
- The United Nations World Happiness Reports show that the happiest nations are concentrated in Northern Europe. The Nordics ranked highest on the metrics of real GDP per capita, healthy life expectancy, having someone to count on, perceived freedom to make life choices, generosity and freedom from corruption.> The Nordic countries place in the top 10 of the World Happiness Report 2018, with Finland and Norway taking the top spots.
Nordic model - Wikipedia
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of course a police state apparatchik supporting bribery corruption and WarParty atrocity is going to say these things..
comrade stalin
moscow
Who TF are you to make moral judgements?
"A Police State"? Why I would have guessed from your posts that ALL Communist countries were head and shoulders above the United States. After all, YOU commented that Communist "leaders" were MUCH smarter than Democratic ones yet, you won't go where the "smart leaders" are, why is that? You could get a nice little piece of land in Russia, Cuba or North Korea where the "smart leaders" are and forget all about President Trump and the war in Iran.too easy
The Nordic model has been characterized as follows:
- An elaborate social safety net, in addition to public services such as free education and universal healthcare in a largely tax-funded system.
- Strong property rights, contract enforcement and overall ease of doing business.
- Public pension plans.
- High levels of democracy as seen in the Freedom in the World survey and Democracy Index.
- Free trade combined with collective risk sharing (welfare social programmes and labour market institutions) which has provided a form of protection against the risks associated with economic openness.
- Little product market regulation. Nordic countries rank very high in product market freedom according to OECD rankings.
- Low levels of corruption.< In Transparency International's 2022 Corruption Perceptions Index, Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden were ranked among the top 10 least corrupt of the 180 countries evaluated.
- A partnership between employers, trade unions and the government, whereby these social partners negotiate the terms to regulating the workplace amongst themselves, rather than the terms being imposed by law. Sweden has decentralised wage co-ordination while Finland is ranked the least flexible. The changing economic conditions have given rise to fear among workers as well as resistance by trade unions in regards to reforms.
- High trade union density and collective bargaining coverage. In 2019, trade union density was 90.7% in Iceland, 67.0% in Denmark, 65.2% in Sweden, 58.8% in Finland, and 50.4% in Norway; in comparison, trade union density was 16.3% in Germany and 9.9% in the United States. Additionally, in 2018, collective bargaining coverage was 90% in Iceland, 88.8% in Finland (2017), 88% in Sweden, 82% in Denmark, and 69% in Norway; in comparison collective bargaining coverage was 54% in Germany and 11.7% in the United States. The lower union density in Norway is mainly explained by the absence of a Ghent system since 1938. In contrast, Denmark, Finland and Sweden all have union-run unemployment funds. Union density has declined in Denmark, Finland and Sweden, but is relatively stable, although at a lower level (about 50%), in the non-Ghent Norway.
- The Nordic countries received the highest ranking for protecting workers rights on the International Trade Union Confederation 2014 Global Rights Index, with Denmark being the only nation to receive a perfect score.
- Significant public spending, with Norway at 48.3% of GDP, Sweden at 49.4%, Iceland at 49.8%, Denmark at 50.8% and Finland at 55.8%. This is high even compared to the OECD average of 46.3%.
- Overall tax burdens as a percentage of GDP are high, with 35.9%, 41.4%, 41.4%, 42.4% and 43.4% for Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark respectively. This is compared to the OECD average of 33.9%. The Nordic countries also have a relatively progressive taxation system in place; this along with their generous welfare systems have made them among the least unequal countries in the world.<
- The United Nations World Happiness Reports show that the happiest nations are concentrated in Northern Europe. The Nordics ranked highest on the metrics of real GDP per capita, healthy life expectancy, having someone to count on, perceived freedom to make life choices, generosity and freedom from corruption.> The Nordic countries place in the top 10 of the World Happiness Report 2018, with Finland and Norway taking the top spots.
Nordic model - Wikipedia
of course a police state apparatchik supporting bribery corruption and WarParty atrocity is going to say these things..
comrade stalin
moscow
I know that no one is allowed to ask questions in a Communist country but, Mark doesn't live under Communism and asked a valid one. Is Norway more sexually moral than the United States, (in your opinion)? I would add, is Communism more "moral" than Capitalism (again in your opinion)?
Why don't I live in Vatican city? Because a) I'm not Catholic b) I don't believe Catholicism is biblical c) I Pray to Jesus rather than Mary and d) I am a Christian and follow God rather than a human Pope. Your assertion that the Vatican City believes in my principles is completely incorrect and really quite ignorant for you to say. I am not now nor have I ever been a Catholic. You don't know me at all so, it's pretty arrogant and ignorant of you to claim that you have a clue what my "principles" are. Unlike libs and Communists, I have ethics, principles, morals and rights that are given to me by God.
Who are you to rate Norway better than the US while ignoring factors that make it much worse?
Yeah, I have no doubt that you are a "coward". After all, not being a coward might take you away from your addiction!
