Here’s some Scandinavian policies we could adopt
Simon Wilson writes:
Iceland, Norway, Denmark, Finland and Sweden occupy positions 1, 2, 3, 5 and 10 on the UN’s inequality-adjusted Human Development Index. New Zealand is a mere 17th. Those same countries also hold five of the top seven places on the World Happiness Index. They’re doing pretty well.
Are there things we could learn from them?
I am sure there are. Here’s some of them:
- Sweden has lifted its ban on uranium mining and reversing the decision to phase out nuclear power with 10 new nuclear reactors
- A planned 10 billion kronor tax cut in Sweden
- A national ban on begging in Sweden
- Increasing defence spending to 2% of GDP
- Norway cut fuel tax
- Norway is 5th largest oil exporter in the world
- Denmark announced a US-Danish defense cooperation agreement, that allows for U.S. soldiers and military equipment to be based in Denmark
- Denmark is tripling military spending
- Denmark has forced 37-hours-per-week labour for immigrants in exchange for benefits
- Finland has cut €6 billion in the state budget
- Finland has tightened up benefit eligibility
- Iceland has a corporate tax rate of 20%
All good policies!
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