Comments on: Almost Nothing Rotten in Denmark http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2007/08/23/almost-nothing-rotten-in-denmark/ The Sweet Release of Reason Tue, 22 May 2012 20:28:45 +0000 hourly 1 By: Best Fat Burning Food by Trina http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2007/08/23/almost-nothing-rotten-in-denmark/#comment-10522 Best Fat Burning Food by Trina Sun, 24 May 2009 07:45:33 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2007/08/23/almost-nothing-rotten-in-denmark/#comment-10522 I support your cause. Such a growing problem in america I support your cause. Such a growing problem in america

]]> By: Matthew http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2007/08/23/almost-nothing-rotten-in-denmark/#comment-10521 Matthew Tue, 21 Apr 2009 17:28:49 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2007/08/23/almost-nothing-rotten-in-denmark/#comment-10521 The 63,5% highest rate of income tax, which in 2009 was reduced down to around 58% I believe, is not marginal. It is an average rate. That is, 58 cents in every dollar earned goes out in tax,<br>So mortgage interest is tax deductible -- not an especially attractive compensation. The 63,5% highest rate of income tax, which in 2009 was reduced down to around 58% I believe, is not marginal. It is an average rate. That is, 58 cents in every dollar earned goes out in tax,
So mortgage interest is tax deductible — not an especially attractive compensation.

]]> By: Bill http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2007/08/23/almost-nothing-rotten-in-denmark/#comment-10520 Bill Sun, 26 Oct 2008 22:24:20 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2007/08/23/almost-nothing-rotten-in-denmark/#comment-10520 Even an extreme liberal like myself, in favor of progressive taxation, less inequality, and strong regulation of markets, finds it weird here in Denmark. The levels of all of these, in Denmark, go beyond what even I would want to see in the U.S.. It makes life pretty nice here, though. The "ghettos" of Denmark, where immigrants are concentrated, are some pretty nice housing complexes - quite up to the level of the average middle-income apartment complexes in the U.S. The lack of crime is amazing, though drunken vandalism does leave a lot of broken bottles about. Even an extreme liberal like myself, in favor of progressive taxation, less inequality, and strong regulation of markets, finds it weird here in Denmark. The levels of all of these, in Denmark, go beyond what even I would want to see in the U.S.. It makes life pretty nice here, though. The “ghettos” of Denmark, where immigrants are concentrated, are some pretty nice housing complexes – quite up to the level of the average middle-income apartment complexes in the U.S. The lack of crime is amazing, though drunken vandalism does leave a lot of broken bottles about.

]]> By: Dain http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2007/08/23/almost-nothing-rotten-in-denmark/#comment-10519 Dain Fri, 31 Aug 2007 00:20:58 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2007/08/23/almost-nothing-rotten-in-denmark/#comment-10519 Having lived in California all my life ("Cali baby!") and also having visited Denmark, I can say that although Danish women are attractive in that yuppie-ish, "Ready Made" magazine, cute and elfin white girl kind of way, they are no match for the diversity of the Golden State's females. Yes, boring in comparison. Vs. the USA as a whole? I'd still say so, given the astonishing array of personality types - and body types (thick for the so inclined) - and lifestyles you'll encounter. In Denmark it's small apartments and bicycles for everyone. But yea I'd rather live there, at least for a long while. Hey, I like electronic music and the internet alot. Having lived in California all my life (“Cali baby!”) and also having visited Denmark, I can say that although Danish women are attractive in that yuppie-ish, “Ready Made” magazine, cute and elfin white girl kind of way, they are no match for the diversity of the Golden State’s females. Yes, boring in comparison. Vs. the USA as a whole? I’d still say so, given the astonishing array of personality types – and body types (thick for the so inclined) – and lifestyles you’ll encounter. In Denmark it’s small apartments and bicycles for everyone.

But yea I’d rather live there, at least for a long while. Hey, I like electronic music and the internet alot.

]]> By: Dain http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2007/08/23/almost-nothing-rotten-in-denmark/#comment-10529 Dain Fri, 31 Aug 2007 00:20:00 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2007/08/23/almost-nothing-rotten-in-denmark/#comment-10529 Having lived in California all my life ("Cali baby!") and also having visited Denmark, I can say that although Danish women are attractive in that yuppie-ish, "Ready Made" magazine, cute and elfin white girl kind of way, they are no match for the diversity of the Golden State's females. Yes, boring in comparison. Vs. the USA as a whole? I'd still say so, given the astonishing array of personality types - and body types (thick for the so inclined) - and lifestyles you'll encounter. In Denmark it's small apartments and bicycles for everyone. But yea I'd rather live there, at least for a long while. Hey, I like electronic music and the internet alot. Having lived in California all my life (“Cali baby!”) and also having visited Denmark, I can say that although Danish women are attractive in that yuppie-ish, “Ready Made” magazine, cute and elfin white girl kind of way, they are no match for the diversity of the Golden State’s females. Yes, boring in comparison. Vs. the USA as a whole? I’d still say so, given the astonishing array of personality types – and body types (thick for the so inclined) – and lifestyles you’ll encounter. In Denmark it’s small apartments and bicycles for everyone.

But yea I’d rather live there, at least for a long while. Hey, I like electronic music and the internet alot.

]]> By: R. Light http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2007/08/23/almost-nothing-rotten-in-denmark/#comment-10518 R. Light Thu, 30 Aug 2007 23:55:55 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2007/08/23/almost-nothing-rotten-in-denmark/#comment-10518 Will- beautiful Danish women sunbathing topless at the beaches at Aarhus is hardly boring! Will- beautiful Danish women sunbathing topless at the beaches at Aarhus is hardly boring!

]]> By: R. Light http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2007/08/23/almost-nothing-rotten-in-denmark/#comment-10534 R. Light Thu, 30 Aug 2007 23:55:00 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2007/08/23/almost-nothing-rotten-in-denmark/#comment-10534 Will- beautiful Danish women sunbathing topless at the beaches at Aarhus is hardly boring! Will- beautiful Danish women sunbathing topless at the beaches at Aarhus is hardly boring!

]]> By: Will Wilkinson http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2007/08/23/almost-nothing-rotten-in-denmark/#comment-10517 Will Wilkinson Mon, 27 Aug 2007 17:06:14 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2007/08/23/almost-nothing-rotten-in-denmark/#comment-10517 TGGP, http://www.aei.org/publications/pubID.20046/pub_detail.asp TGGP,

http://www.aei.org/publications/pubID.20046/pub_detail.asp

]]> By: Will Wilkinson http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2007/08/23/almost-nothing-rotten-in-denmark/#comment-10527 Will Wilkinson Mon, 27 Aug 2007 17:06:00 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2007/08/23/almost-nothing-rotten-in-denmark/#comment-10527 TGGP, http://www.aei.org/publications/pubID.20046/pub_detail.asp TGGP,

http://www.aei.org/publications/pubID.20046/pub_detail.asp

]]> By: TGGP http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2007/08/23/almost-nothing-rotten-in-denmark/#comment-10516 TGGP Sun, 26 Aug 2007 16:48:00 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2007/08/23/almost-nothing-rotten-in-denmark/#comment-10516 Will, what do you think of <a href="http://hopeanon.typepad.com/my_weblog/2007/08/not-being-at-th.html" rel="nofollow">this</a>? Will, what do you think of this?

]]> By: TGGP http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2007/08/23/almost-nothing-rotten-in-denmark/#comment-10533 TGGP Sun, 26 Aug 2007 16:48:00 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2007/08/23/almost-nothing-rotten-in-denmark/#comment-10533 Will, what do you think of <a href="http://hopeanon.typepad.com/my_weblog/2007/08/not-being-at-th.html" rel="nofollow">this</a>? Will, what do you think of this?

]]> By: Will Wilkinson http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2007/08/23/almost-nothing-rotten-in-denmark/#comment-10515 Will Wilkinson Sat, 25 Aug 2007 17:22:22 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2007/08/23/almost-nothing-rotten-in-denmark/#comment-10515 Kevin, The general point about equality and happiness is that it has no independent effect. But, not surprisingly, if you happen to care a lot about equality, you'll find low inequality congenial. It turns out that Americans don't care a lot about inequality, and our relatively high levels have no effect either way on average happiness. The Danes, I bet, are generally really proud of being an egalitarian society, and so low inequality there probably has on average a positive effect. This point seems to really aggravate egalitarians, since it's basically saying that if you like chocolate, more chocolate will make you happier, and if you don't it won't. Egalitarians would like us to care about equality because it has an independendt effect on well-being, rather than its having an effect (or not) just because we happen to care about it (or don't). Kevin,

The general point about equality and happiness is that it has no independent effect. But, not surprisingly, if you happen to care a lot about equality, you’ll find low inequality congenial. It turns out that Americans don’t care a lot about inequality, and our relatively high levels have no effect either way on average happiness. The Danes, I bet, are generally really proud of being an egalitarian society, and so low inequality there probably has on average a positive effect.

This point seems to really aggravate egalitarians, since it’s basically saying that if you like chocolate, more chocolate will make you happier, and if you don’t it won’t. Egalitarians would like us to care about equality because it has an independendt effect on well-being, rather than its having an effect (or not) just because we happen to care about it (or don’t).

]]> By: Will Wilkinson http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2007/08/23/almost-nothing-rotten-in-denmark/#comment-10525 Will Wilkinson Sat, 25 Aug 2007 17:22:00 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2007/08/23/almost-nothing-rotten-in-denmark/#comment-10525 Kevin, The general point about equality and happiness is that it has no independent effect. But, not surprisingly, if you happen to care a lot about equality, you'll find low inequality congenial. It turns out that Americans don't care a lot about inequality, and our relatively high levels have no effect either way on average happiness. The Danes, I bet, are generally really proud of being an egalitarian society, and so low inequality there probably has on average a positive effect. This point seems to really aggravate egalitarians, since it's basically saying that if you like chocolate, more chocolate will make you happier, and if you don't it won't. Egalitarians would like us to care about equality because it has an independendt effect on well-being, rather than its having an effect (or not) just because we happen to care about it (or don't). Kevin,

The general point about equality and happiness is that it has no independent effect. But, not surprisingly, if you happen to care a lot about equality, you’ll find low inequality congenial. It turns out that Americans don’t care a lot about inequality, and our relatively high levels have no effect either way on average happiness. The Danes, I bet, are generally really proud of being an egalitarian society, and so low inequality there probably has on average a positive effect.

This point seems to really aggravate egalitarians, since it’s basically saying that if you like chocolate, more chocolate will make you happier, and if you don’t it won’t. Egalitarians would like us to care about equality because it has an independendt effect on well-being, rather than its having an effect (or not) just because we happen to care about it (or don’t).

]]> By: Andreas http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2007/08/23/almost-nothing-rotten-in-denmark/#comment-10514 Andreas Sat, 25 Aug 2007 17:02:36 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2007/08/23/almost-nothing-rotten-in-denmark/#comment-10514 While I like this post a lot, I'm slightly dissapointed that Will does not look for any innovation ranking, yet claims that Denmark is lacking far behind. Denmark is characterised by many small companies with low R&D. how ever - there are many forms of innovation and Denmark is leading on process, product and organization. R&D is high on biotech, and in the food industry. Denmark was just ranked nr. 1 in ICT http://www.weforum.org/en/media/Latest%20Press%20Releases/gitr_2007_press_release ... and manages well on other criteria: http://www.worldbusinesslive.com/article/625442/the-worlds-top-innovators-index/ If scaling (accounting for Denmark being a small country) is taken into consideration, DK is by this paper ranked as no. 4 in Europe http://www.google.dk/url?sa=t&ct=res&cd=39&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oecd.org%2Fdataoecd%2F9%2F61%2F37450770.pdf&ei=4FvQRtqbJpjIwQHkg4SZCA&usg=AFQjCNFJoqbrEwaDHkoL_nNt4vYi583KJw&sig2=PKv5yRPnNLd4ZLYbZbL_dA And while DK may be boring on some aspects.. well... Some parts of the states are not all that jazz ;-) While I like this post a lot, I’m slightly dissapointed that Will does not look for any innovation ranking, yet claims that Denmark is lacking far behind.

Denmark is characterised by many small companies with low R&D. how ever – there are many forms of innovation and Denmark is leading on process, product and organization.
R&D is high on biotech, and in the food industry.

Denmark was just ranked nr. 1 in ICT http://www.weforum.org/en/media/Latest%20Press%20Releases/gitr_2007_press_release

… and manages well on other criteria: http://www.worldbusinesslive.com/article/625442/the-worlds-top-innovators-index/

If scaling (accounting for Denmark being a small country) is taken into consideration, DK is by this paper ranked as no. 4 in Europe http://www.google.dk/url?sa=t&ct=res&cd=39&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oecd.org%2Fdataoecd%2F9%2F61%2F37450770.pdf&ei=4FvQRtqbJpjIwQHkg4SZCA&usg=AFQjCNFJoqbrEwaDHkoL_nNt4vYi583KJw&sig2=PKv5yRPnNLd4ZLYbZbL_dA

And while DK may be boring on some aspects.. well… Some parts of the states are not all that jazz ;-)

]]> By: Andreas http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2007/08/23/almost-nothing-rotten-in-denmark/#comment-10532 Andreas Sat, 25 Aug 2007 17:02:00 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2007/08/23/almost-nothing-rotten-in-denmark/#comment-10532 While I like this post a lot, I'm slightly dissapointed that Will does not look for any innovation ranking, yet claims that Denmark is lacking far behind. Denmark is characterised by many small companies with low R&D. how ever - there are many forms of innovation and Denmark is leading on process, product and organization. R&D is high on biotech, and in the food industry. Denmark was just ranked nr. 1 in ICT http://www.weforum.org/en/media/Latest%20Press%20Releases/gitr_2007_press_release ... and manages well on other criteria: http://www.worldbusinesslive.com/article/625442/the-worlds-top-innovators-index/ If scaling (accounting for Denmark being a small country) is taken into consideration, DK is by this paper ranked as no. 4 in Europe http://www.google.dk/url?sa=t&ct=res&cd=39&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oecd.org%2Fdataoecd%2F9%2F61%2F37450770.pdf&ei=4FvQRtqbJpjIwQHkg4SZCA&usg=AFQjCNFJoqbrEwaDHkoL_nNt4vYi583KJw&sig2=PKv5yRPnNLd4ZLYbZbL_dA And while DK may be boring on some aspects.. well... Some parts of the states are not all that jazz ;-) While I like this post a lot, I’m slightly dissapointed that Will does not look for any innovation ranking, yet claims that Denmark is lacking far behind.

Denmark is characterised by many small companies with low R&D. how ever – there are many forms of innovation and Denmark is leading on process, product and organization.
R&D is high on biotech, and in the food industry.

Denmark was just ranked nr. 1 in ICT http://www.weforum.org/en/media/Latest%20Press%20Releases/gitr_2007_press_release

… and manages well on other criteria: http://www.worldbusinesslive.com/article/625442/the-worlds-top-innovators-index/

If scaling (accounting for Denmark being a small country) is taken into consideration, DK is by this paper ranked as no. 4 in Europe http://www.google.dk/url?sa=t&ct=res&cd=39&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oecd.org%2Fdataoecd%2F9%2F61%2F37450770.pdf&ei=4FvQRtqbJpjIwQHkg4SZCA&usg=AFQjCNFJoqbrEwaDHkoL_nNt4vYi583KJw&sig2=PKv5yRPnNLd4ZLYbZbL_dA

And while DK may be boring on some aspects.. well… Some parts of the states are not all that jazz ;-)

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