No. Everyday is a great day for me.
I guess I must be "severely intellectually challenged" then! 
The good news is that you are in good company, 
Most people are "reasonable" in their own ways. So most people would want a "reasonable" wages for everyone, even though "reasonable" wages may mean differently for different people.
The survey explored that fuzziness. Rather than presenting a specific number or a range of numbers (so to eliminate such subjectivity), they asked if the subject supported "reasonable" wage - obviously most of them said "yes".
The lady then translated that support for "reasonable" but undefined wage as a basis to justify her specific demand for minimum wage, to imply that 90%+ of the people surveyed supported her specific minimum wage. When in fact, those people only supported an undefined "reasonable" wage because that was the question asked of them.
It doesn't take a rocket scientist to spot such dishonest propagandists - I think they teach that in elementary schools. But it is unfortunate that people like the lady prey on the less-than-informed.
In fact,many people may have supported a considerably
greater minimum wage,so it works both ways.
Your method of propagandising for your preferred economic model seem to rely upon "If you don't agree with me,you are stupid"-------How is that any less dishonest?
You seem to have backed down from "severely intellectually challenged" to "most people",when you were called on it,though.
The funny thing is that many countries do have a higher minimum wage than your country,so it is hardly the road to perdition!
One in five people in Sweden are employed in the technology sector.
"employed" and "technology sector" have to be specified, after that a comparison with other countries is possible.
Better also convert "one-in-five people" to the total worked hours a year, they like 6-hours work days, halftime and very long vacations there.
In fact,many people *******may********* have supported a considerably greater minimum wage,
In fact, many more people may have supported a considerably lower minimum wage, or no minimum wage at all.
In fact, the point you seem to struggle to understand is that the survey in the said interview does not provide support for the specific minimum wage the lady said it did.
In fact, she was simply taking advantage of those intellectually challenged and less-than-informed listeners.
Hope it helps.
As I see the movie it is all virtual (new apps) which does not have to be bad it is just another mindset.
A business not having to invest heavily to generate products that may not sell or a startup company with a few people writing an app that sells big time.
My opinion: these waves of (virtual) products is going over the whole globe dynamically, they come and go (remember Nokia from Finland). Trends are going to be faster and small businesses will have short times of glory and then decay because they do not have (virtual) products that keep on appealing. It is the same with music, there are only a few singers/bands that still produce good 2nd, 3rd albums, hell even a good 2nd number, most have a single week of glory in the spotlight and are forgotten over time.
One in five people in Sweden are employed in the technology sector.
"employed" and "technology sector" have to be specified, after that a comparison with other countries is possible.
Better also convert "one-in-five people" to the total worked hours a year, they like 6-hours work days, halftime and very long vacations there.
In the tech-sector, industry and university, 8h days are the norm. 5 weeks of paid vacation is law, state employees often have more, I have 35 days (I think).
Many secretaries here at the uni and various service-workers often have part-time and stuff.
When I was approached by recruiter year ago - position was in Stockholm, online gaming, and then I found out how much taxes I have to pay !!! My answer was like NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCKING WAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!
When I was approached by recruiter year ago - position was in Stockholm, online gaming, and then I found out how much taxes I have to pay !!! My answer was like NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCKING WAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!
Maybe you should change you,re way of thinking, it does not matter how many taxes you have to pay, it matters how much you will end up having in the pocket after taxes.
So if a company wants you, tell them what you want to hVe after taxes.
By the way a lot of nordic countries incl. Holland have special taxrates for "foreign" employees. I do not understand it my self why a foreigner would pay much less taxes then me but this is actual the case.
Maybe a foreigner doesn't use as much government services.
lower rates for foreigners do create a political problem as it incentivizes employers to hire foreigners.
Maybe because as foreigner I will not be using all the social services that locals are entitled to or because they realize that to lure skilled professionals in they need to give some incentives. Of course everyone asks to compensate for taxes but in order to match what engineer makes in US minus tax it turns into "ridiculous number". Take into consideration things like taxes on new(-ish) car, mortgage rates and other jazz ... I don't understand how people live there at all?
I think it is all fake - government take enormous taxes and then distribute them among companies they like as "incentives". Province of Quebec in Canada does same for example - that is why business-oriented people run away from there like rats from sinking ship. I worked there for 2 years. I had to pay extra 6% in tax over British Columbia. So it looks like there is a "progress" when in reality 80 to 90% of all companies will run away immediately if incentives stop coming.
By the way a lot of nordic countries incl. Holland have special taxrates for "foreign" employees. I do not understand it my self why a foreigner would pay much less taxes then me but this is actual the case.
Because foreigners have other choices. That the power of competition.
I think it is all fake - government take enormous taxes and then distribute them among companies they like as "incentives". Province of Quebec in Canada does same for example - that is why business-oriented people run away from there like rats from sinking ship. I worked there for 2 years. I had to pay extra 6% in tax over British Columbia. So it looks like there is a "progress" when in reality 80 to 90% of all companies will run away immediately if incentives stop coming.
In Sweden about one out of 3 workers work for the government and the government spends majority of the GDP. It's a very different model of doing things.
Salaries in the whole EU for programmers are extremely low compared to the US and you have to pay more taxes and everything is more expensive (other than maybe alcohol)
I did contemplate working in Europe as until I found out the salaries that will put me to the same level of pay as 25 years ago.
Unless I'm building my own company I wouldn't touch Europe with 3.048 meter pole.
Salaries in the whole EU for programmers are extremely low compared to the US and you have to pay more taxes and everything is more expensive (other than maybe alcohol)
Looks like there is downside to the distributive policies of that left utopia.
I have always wondered why the advocates of wealth redistribution are always interested in redistributing other people's wealth, not their own.
In fact,many people *******may********* have supported a considerably greater minimum wage,
In fact, many more people may have supported a considerably lower minimum wage, or no minimum wage at all.
In fact, the point you seem to struggle to understand is that the survey in the said interview does not provide support for the specific minimum wage the lady said it did.
In fact, she was simply taking advantage of those intellectually challenged and less-than-informed listeners.
Hope it helps.
Yes,she was arguing from the general to the specific---bad lady!
Or perhaps she just made an unjustified intuitive leap,& was led astray by her own prejudice.
A bit like yourself in Reply#18.
While dannyf & I (+ others)have been going round in circles with a lot of off-topic stuff,the original topic has been lost.
Looking back at the original video,it's the kind of "fluff" piece you often see on TV.
Sort of "Rah!,Rah! Ain't Sweden great!"but lacking any real depth.
There were a lot of these about Ireland prior to the Global Economic Crisis--"Celtic Tiger",& so on.
Going further back, in the 1980s there were the "Asian Tigers" before that all went pear-shaped!
In the current video,the examples of "high tech" seemed incredibly light weight--maybe it is because the News Department feel that they understand Games & avatars etc,more than Telephone Exchanges & supersonic aircraft.
Or maybe earnest young people go over better than crusty old industrialists.
Sweden has been fairly "high tech" for many years----It's stance as an "Armed Neutral" led to the design of Military aircraft of equal or better performance than that of the USSR or NATO during the Cold War period.
The automotive industry has also done well.
I mentioned Telephone Exchanges earlier,because most such Exchanges in Australia over tens of years were made by Ericsson.
Sweden is a small country with a small population,-------it cannot be directly compared to the USA ,which is a very large country with a very large population,or Australia,which is a very large country with a small population.
Salaries in the whole EU for programmers are extremely low compared to the US and you have to pay more taxes and everything is more expensive (other than maybe alcohol)
Looks like there is downside to the distributive policies of that left utopia.
Well naturally the wages SHOULD be considerably higher in the US because you don't get anything from the government. In the EU for example all the retirement plans and health care etc. are usually mandatory so you do not have to spend a dime on them (or well it's spend on your behalf).
Kinda breaks my heart to read on reddit or somewhere where someones parents have not saved (or lost their savings due to an illness without insurance etc.) and then they have nothing when they are supposed to retire. Cannot happen here thankfully.
Sweden has been fairly "high tech" for many years----It's stance as an "Armed Neutral" led to the design of Military aircraft of equal or better performance than that of the USSR or NATO during the Cold War period.
The automotive industry has also done well.
I mentioned Telephone Exchanges earlier,because most such Exchanges in Australia over tens of years were made by Ericsson.
.. and some of the finest non nuclear submarines
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gotland-class_submarineSweden is a small country with a small population,-------it cannot be directly compared to the USA ,which is a very large country with a very large population,or Australia,which is a very large country with a small population.
It's stance as an "Armed Neutral" led to the design of Military aircraft of equal or better performance than that of the USSR or NATO during the Cold War period.
The automotive industry has also done well.
So well actually you cannot see them anymore,
With their current immigration trend they will became a Caliphate by 2050.
Good for them.
Having lived in Austin Texas what really impressed me was their superior culture to technology. Electronics companies everywhere in a small city. IBM, Qualcomm, Dell, Texas Instruments, Motorola, and others. What have you in your neighbourhood that is a technology brand known by consumers the world over?
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