Where in the world is it easiest to get rich? Surprise.

I'm lazy...YT : In which society is it easiest to get rich? Contrary to common belief, it is not countries like the US or the UK that create the highest number of rich people per capita, but Nordic social democracies like Norway and Sweden. Counter intuitive as it may sound, high taxes, generous welfare states and strong unions makes a better environment for the people who wants to earn huge amounts of money, than free markets, low taxes, and minimal government intervention.

Harald Eia is a trained sociologist who works in television with comedy and documentaries.
siftbotsays...

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shagen454says...

Interesting to see this in unison with the other video on the Top 15 - "Why Norway is full of Teslas". It's like they utilize the parts of American capitalism that work with the ideals of a social democracy (which obviously work much better than anything we have going on in the States) to create a better future - one hopefully without oil & gas and use tech to solve those issues but for now using oil money to get there.

MilkmanDansays...

Extremely interesting, and as @eric3579 pointed out, the guy has a really fun sense of humor as well. I loved how by the end, he got a big laugh out of the watermarked stock image without even having to comment on it.

vilsays...

Nice plan - utilize the parts of American capitalism that work = find oil.

The ideals of a social democracy to create a better future = high taxes, high prices, social spending for loyal norwegians, strict moral and legal rules. Make sure to make up lots of first world problems to compensate for the awesomness.

Sell oil, buy Teslas. Have lots of mountains + rain to power Teslas.

Plus you have to already be rich to even contemplate visiting Norway, nevermind somehow get rich easy there. Tip on how to get rich in Norway? Be a tunnel builder.

Free education may mean more social mobility but it also creates a truckload of sociologists.

I like Finland. Its flat and no oil, but almost as successful. How are they doing it?

shagen454said:

"...they utilize the parts of American capitalism that work with the ideals of a social democracy to create a better future - one hopefully without oil & gas and use tech to solve those issues but for now using oil money to get there".

BicycleRepairMansays...

He is one of Norways best comedians, actually, but almost all of his material is in Norwegian, however, there is one sketch which is at least partially english
https://videosift.com/video/Norwegian-research-into-the-English-Language

MilkmanDansaid:

Extremely interesting, and as @eric3579 pointed out, the guy has a really fun sense of humor as well. I loved how by the end, he got a big laugh out of the watermarked stock image without even having to comment on it.

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