Welfare and the work ethic.

[Kasz216]

Luney Tune said:

Kasz216 said:

Denmark is actually doing Ok in all that.  The only problem is that Denmark is an outlier... who's model is unlikely to be able to be exported to other countries.

Denmark's tends to work so well because they aren't as socialistic as other europeon countries and have many US and UK labor practices.

http://www.usatoday.com/money/world/2007-03-06-denmark-usat_N.htm

Basically 30% of Danish workers change jobs within a year. 

Some info from the chart.  At the time US unemployment was 4.6%.  Denmarks was 4.2%, France's was 9.1%

Denmark is an ultra liberal welfare state. With the possible exception of the Netherlands, Denmark has the most generous welfare system in the world. Denmark also has the highest income tax rates and the highest sales tax rates in the developed world.

Calling Denmark "less socialist than the rest of Europe" implying that Denmark is somehow more like the US, is absurd. Denmark is pretty much the exact opposite of a right wing libertarian dream world.

Denmark is an example how how the world should be. The US is not.

Not true at all... most of Denmarks other policies in regards to labor are very un socialist.

For example the fact that 30% of Danish workers change jobs every year.

In healthcare and unemployment... they are very libreral.  In other parts they are very libretarian.  For example the above mentioned ability to fire anybody.

It's "flexwork" and it's successful for small countries like Denmark, but it provides huge challenges in larger countries.