An oldie but goodie is the following article, In Norway, Start-ups Say Ja to Socialism, from Inc. magazine Feb 2011 issue. This was a revelation to me!!!inc/magazine/20110201/in-norway-start-ups-say-ja-to-socialism.html Every Norwegian worker gets free health insurance in a system that produces longer life expectancy and lower infant mortality rates than our own. At age 67, workers get a government pension of up to 66 percent of their working income, and everyone gets free education, from nursery school through graduate school. (Amazingly, this includes colleges outside the country. Want to send your kid to Harvard? The Norwegian government will pick up most of the tab.) Disability insurance and parental leave are also extremely generous. A new mother can take 46 weeks of maternity leave at full pay—the government, not the company, picks up the tab—or 56 weeks off at 80 percent of her normal wage. A father gets 10 weeks off at full pay. Relatively high, very progressive taxes pay for this and they are happy!
Posted on: Thu, 08 Jan 2015 04:37:45 +0000
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