Reasons to be cheerful

[Bikemad]

only 12 hours till liftoff..........IOM.......here we come

[husaberg]

I have no problem with public ownership of service providers and infrastructure that benefits the whole community.

Just with a toxic environment caused by a tax system that double-dips the "redistribution" machinery by not only taxing high earners stupidly more than low earners but then denies high earners access to those same services and assets.

The Scandinavians have it the right way around: community expectations of acceptable individual productive behaviour THEN share the results evenly. Without the productive behaviour there's not actually anything left to "share".

I was more meaning the heavy taxing of the Corporations.
I note also they do tax the high earner heavily.
They also own the smelters the gas and oil companies the power companies the mineral companies all the stuff we seem hell bent on selling off.
Supposedly if you want to see a ghost town have a look at an office at 4.01pm there will be no one there. food for thought........

[mashman]

Is it wong to rape and pillage Norway..lol

I'm sure jk can legalise it for you if you can demonstrate a decent ROI

[husaberg]

I'm sure jk can legalise it for you if you can demonstrate a decent ROI

It is legal to pillage it (in a environmental friendly way of course.)
its a bloody odd set up.

[mashman]

It is legal to pillage it (in a environmental friendly way of course.)
its a bloody odd set up.

Shame I don't speak Norwegian. Yeah yeah, I can barely manage English
It's not that odd when you consider that the European Parliament has certain legislative jurisdiction in their member states.

[husaberg]

Shame I don't speak Norwegian. Yeah yeah, I can barely manage English
It's not that odd when you consider that the European Parliament has certain legislative jurisdiction in their member states.

Norway is not part of the EU I think......
The only words you need to know is "Cold" although they likely have a hundred or so words for it.

Norway and the EU enjoy good and close relations, although Norway is not a member of the European Union. The Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA) is the mainstay of our cooperation, and it ensures that Norway takes part in the EU internal market. We are also part of the Schengen Agreement and cooperate with the EU on foreign and security policy issues.

[TheDemonLord]

Shame I don't speak Norwegian. Yeah yeah, I can barely manage English
It's not that odd when you consider that the European Parliament has certain legislative jurisdiction in their member states.

Don't worry - every Norwegian I have ever met speaks perfect english (Seriously - fantastic English!)

[Scuba_Steve]

Don't worry - every Norwegian I have ever met speaks perfect english (Seriously - fantastic English!)

Well they do write something like 80% of the western worlds "pop songs"

[mashman]

Norway is not part of the EU I think......
The only words you need to know is "Cold" although they likely have a hundred or so words for it.

Wasn't saying it was, I was just drawing a familiar parallel where you were saying such an arrangement seemed odd.
"imponerende brystvorter" might be good to know too

[husaberg]

Wasn't saying it was, I was just drawing a familiar parallel where you were saying such an arrangement seemed odd.
"imponerende brystvorter" might be good to know too

Mashy What I was referring to as being odd was the treaty that lets us use the resources with special privileges.

[mashman]

Mashy What I was referring to as being odd was the treaty that lets us use the resources with special privileges.

I thought you were. Those special privileges are bound by local law though.

[husaberg]

I thought you were. Those special privileges are bound by local law though.

Yeah but the foreigners rights are the same have a look.

[mashman]

Yeah but the foreigners rights are the same have a look.

In the EU, some foreigners have more than the same rights as those who are EU natives. So it's pretty poor really

[husaberg]

In the EU, some foreigners have more than the same rights as those who are EU natives. So it's pretty poor really

I wish I was a Rich Saudi Farmer cause I feel pretty ripped off myself.........

[caseye]

well, yesterday my work gave us all 3% more in our pay packet. Not the most amazing news on the planet, but 3 is twice the cpi, so I'm bloody ecstatic.
These are employers of long standing, whose workers are all bloody good at what they do and actually do a days work for their crust.
Looking forward to a long career here.
Happy? Oh yeah.