▲ | vidarh 11 hours ago | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alcohol is so expensive as a choice with broad political support in Norway. Yes, Norwegians like to whine about it, and go to Sweden or Denmark to avoid it, yet Norwegians also keep voting for the parties (almost all) that agree with keeping alcohol taxes high. Rent is high in large parts because average incomes are high. This is one of the effects of a relatively flat income structure. As someone earning far above average, I'm better off in the UK, while someone on a job below the top ~10% or so would probably have a higher standard of living in Norway. Not having things run 24/7 is annoying, but a factor of being a country with one of the lowest population densities in the world. > They were against the socialist government trying to rip them off with a completely unfair taxation. Nobody forced them to start their businesses. The wealth tax is not new, and has remained in place through both left- and right-wing governments, thought with some swings back and forth in rates. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
▲ | Aeolun 11 hours ago | parent [-] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Everyone starts a company with the idea it may never apply to them, so why worry about it before it becomes a problem. Of course, with the leaving tax, they may just move abroad before doing anything. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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