WIBCI: Paying Taxes wasn’t considered Plebeian?
In an explanation as to why the Danish people rank among the happiest people in the world year after year:
To many, it is quite the mystery, as besides the horrific weather, Danes are also subject to some of the highest tax rates in the world.
Interestingly, there is wide support for the welfare state. The support stems from an awareness of the fact that the welfare model turns our collective wealth into well-being. We are not paying taxes, we are investing in our society. We are purchasing quality of life. The key to understanding the high levels of well-being in Denmark is the welfare model’s ability to reduce risk, uncertainty, and anxiety among its citizens and to prevent extreme unhappiness.
–Meik Wiking, The Little Book of Hygge
I feel like we are ‘off’ with how we think about our country as a whole. We are doing away with the programs that taxes pay for, yet the only people really paying taxes are those that would benefit from the programs. And why are we so down on immigrants, if we gave them citizenship, they could work for decent wages, sneaky employees would be forced to declare their existence and get them insurance and benefits, licenses, and money to spend/reinvest in the community. And you know one thing a newly made citizen is most certainly going to do?……………………
Pay taxes.
Last Updated on 10/21/2025 by Death of Hypatia Inc.
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