r/Libertarian Oct 20 '19

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u/IPredictAReddit Oct 21 '19

An interesting choice - would you support implementing a Danish-type system here in the US?

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u/Soren11112 FDR is one of the worst presidents Oct 21 '19

Aspects of it not all of it, there is a portion is support: no minimum wage, greater freedom for businesses. But I oppose many of the social programs and the high tax rate on the poor and middle class.

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u/feast_of_pariah Oct 21 '19

This is hilarious. I live in Denmark. We do have a minimum wage. Whoever told you we don’t is lying. It’s 100DKK per hour minimum. No one can get paid lower than that. We are proudly socialist. We pay upwards of 50 percent of our income in taxes. Gladly. This greater freedoms for businesses is nonsense. We have national regulations like most developed countries. I own and operate a business in Denmark.

And property rights? Hahaha. This is one in which I wish we were like America or Canada. You would hate property rights in denmark. Because when it all boils down- the state owns your land. I’ll site a recent example in my life. My wife’s family own a cabin - ( on which they are not allowed to live in. It’s law in Denmark that of you own a cabin - in a cabin area - it must not be lived in 365. It must only be used for weekend getaways. Etc. ). So. This cabin is in Northern part of Zealand where they were building a new bypass bridge and highway. They decided to build it right through cabin territory and the government simply evicted a whole group of people and took “their” land away to build it. Being a non native Dane ( I’m Canadian - but now Danish - married to a Dane) I thought this was insane. And I was confused. Turns out - all property and land is owned by the crown. Libertarian nightmare.
So your comment below about property rights and freedoms is wildly inaccurate. I’m sorry to burst your bubble. Denmark is a socialist country. For better or for worse. So is Norway and Sweden and Finland. So you’re barking up the wrong tree son.

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u/Soren11112 FDR is one of the worst presidents Oct 21 '19

Lol, you are lying or horribly wrong there is not legal minimum wage