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nicman23 3 days ago

so lobbyists are trying for privatization in Norway huh. It's a bold strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it pays off for em.

Vinnl 3 days ago | parent | next [-]

This paragraph probably also summarises why this article was written:

> “I tried to write in a way that would make people angry, for better or worse,” he said at a conference in April. The solutions his book advocates include sharply reducing both taxation and government spending, and implementing stricter rules around how much the government can withdraw from the sovereign wealth fund.

tuesdaynight 3 days ago | parent | next [-]

It sounds like trickle-down economics, but it's bad when the trickle-down happens, so let's get back to the hoarding step.

foul 3 days ago | parent | prev [-]

The fact that Holte is a former investment director for a major Norway oil group has to be a mere coincidence.

rwmj 3 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

McKinsey, no surprises.

kome 3 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

it's absolutely ridiculous! they're angry that people enjoy their life too much. wow...

and btw, i get the impression norway is spending their money pretty wisely, thinking long-term. and thinking with their own brain. not like the UAE, where they started thinking about the future too late, and mostly with brains hired from the west like McKinsey (who are just siphoning the wealth away into their pocket: see neom, etc).

grumbelbart2 3 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

It really sounds like that, doesn't it. Better funnel those sweet Oil dollars to some elite, so the plebs work more.

throwawayoldie 3 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

...but this time it _might just work_!

mlinhares 3 days ago | parent | prev [-]

These plebs have it too good, lets screw them.