Denmark Is Considered The Happiest Country. You'll Never Guess Why

On what basis? You are presenting nothing but your own opinion. I don't fully buy the idea that the factors they looked at necessarily equal happiness but I haven't seen a counter argument other than just ideology.

And do you have any evidence that shows what GDP and other factors would be without that laws?

My link shows that Denmark is doing very well business wise. You are trying to argue a hypothetical that you have no evidence for.

 

LOL self-ownage :grin:

 

Your "opportunity" was to earn money to buy food and healthcare. You seem to generally quantify success in economic terms, but perhaps I am mistaken there. You seem to think people ride bikes because they can't afford cars. You think paternity leave is bad because it discourages business, indicating that's what you feel is more important. Everything in your posts points to you looking at things through an economic lens.

 

You have seen tons of counter arguments including the one you just posted in this statement (The things they used don't necessarily equate to happiness).

you couldn't have evidence for such a thing. Do you want me to make an identical Denmark in a virtual reality world without this law? just use your brain. Do you think a business would prefer to be forced to give 52 weeks of paternity leave or not?

it was the example I gave because I was following your example, but opportunity can be for anything.

I gave other reasons that you ignored, but in general I don't think 50% of Denmark rides bikes for environmental reasons. That's just silly.

FIFY. You don;t seem to be reading what i write.

 

Children should be raised by their parents and people that love them, not baby sitters and daycare providers. It is an investment in the future and well worth it.

 

Been to Denmark a few times. Was nicer than I expected. It isn't a great place to visit but I can see why it would be a great place to live. The citizens had a sense of community and there really seemed less stress.

 

Well provide ****ing link to refute that study... Problem solved.

 

I'll take Socialism over Raw Capitalism every day of the week and twice on Sunday.

 

Scandinavia’s Weakest Nation Finds Welfare Habits Too Costly

 

guys, some of those countries have already gone bankrupt. there has to be a balance. Denmark has one, its called Shell Oil.

seriously though

 

You contradict yourself. You're pretty obvious in measuring happiness in material value because earning food and healthcare provides self-worth and that is the where happiness stems from. All evidence in Denmark to the contrary. You've pigeonholed happiness through this capitalistic political dogma nonsense in a way that is contrary to what exists in many parts of the world.

 

Are you all arguing about why it may or may not be a happy place to live?

Sounds about right.

 

i know right.

 

As previously stated, I was responding to his example (he used material things not I). Either way, it doesn't matter, whatever makes a person happy is going to require food and health. Can't be happy if your dead.

I am arguing it is moronic to claim the reason people are happy is because of forced paternity leave and having a positive outlook on the weather which is what the OP wrote.

 

that's the point, happiness is a very subjective term

 

happiness for a person maybe, not for people.

 

How screwed up am I that when someone mentions Denmark, one of my first thoughts is Soren Kierkegaard? Here are a few quotes of his:

 

That is what subjective means

Don't argue when we hardly ever agree already

 

Scandinavia's weakest nation?

Nice, I see what you did there article writer! Scandinavia's weakest! Hahahah, take that! Socialism! Sweden proved you wrong...ur herp aderp.

That's like saying the Rockets suck because they are tied for Texas' worst NBA record.