WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM NORWAY? (REBROADCAST AT 2:30PM ET)

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  • What can we learn from Norway? I spoke to Norway’s Ambassador to the U.S. this week about what it’s like living and working in her home country. Join us.

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  • @BigFatHeretic
    @BigFatHeretic Před 2 lety +29

    I love Bernie Sanders!!!!! He reminds me of an old college professor. He is the most intelligent politician I have ever seen and heard.
    Bernie Sanders is the Galileo and the Carl Sagan of politics.

  • @mmerriman4995
    @mmerriman4995 Před 2 lety +12

    Thanks, Bernie.
    That was very informative.
    Their form of government, equalized education system and reduced family stress through tax supported health & child care sounds like a society of the people, for the people & by the people.
    And most of that just since WWII....

  • @jamesblankenship5439
    @jamesblankenship5439 Před 2 lety +18

    Good educational video. I wonder if anyone in America has a real chance of accomplishing something near this. Go for it Bernie. Push the truth.

    • @jamesblankenship5439
      @jamesblankenship5439 Před 2 lety

      @left I don't think so. His own party has screwed him I think three times. He's had the popular vote and not made the primary. It's the capitalist society afraid Sanders will do what he says. That's not profit motivated for the elite. That's where the money comes from. That's what runs the government.

  • @jamesblankenship5439
    @jamesblankenship5439 Před 2 lety +10

    Don't forget to put a like on here. That plays with the algorithm and makes it possible for more people to watch it. Thanks.

    • @ozzyc2662
      @ozzyc2662 Před 2 lety

      The corporate algorithm is displeased. Do not like this video peasants, they are lying to you

  • @SlavaUkraine420
    @SlavaUkraine420 Před 2 lety +9

    Now living in Norway, after 25 years in the US, when comparing taxes between the countries:
    Income tax - about the same as US but perhaps a bit lower in Norway
    Corp income tax: 22% in Norway vs 21% in US
    Sales tax: in US about 8% vs 25% in Norway
    Property tax: in Norway this is very low. In California I paid $14K per year but equivalent house in Norway is about $1500.
    Healthcare is covered whereas I used to pay about $1000 per month in US (self employed)
    When you add all these taxes/insurances together I actually feel the tax burden is about the same. The difference is that in Norway I feel I and society get many benefits but in US I feel the benefits don’t really benefit me.

    • @Sindruzzzz
      @Sindruzzzz Před rokem +4

      I work as a meat cutter (butcher) at a factory in Norway. $30 an hour + gret benefits and good working conditions. If i would do the same job in USA i would probably get paid $15/h with worse working conditions..

    • @shawnchurch316
      @shawnchurch316 Před rokem

      Norway has a total population that Is minuscule compared to just the illegal alien population of the United States

  • @fredericoamigo
    @fredericoamigo Před 2 lety +8

    Go Norway 🇳🇴!

  • @tylerhackner9731
    @tylerhackner9731 Před 2 lety +6

    This man should’ve been president

  • @vengelous
    @vengelous Před 2 lety +8

    I’d like Bernie sander for 2024 with Katie porter as vp

  • @moredwhit
    @moredwhit Před 2 lety +14

    A Social Democratic Government must provide transparency of all its practices and encourage citizen involvement with ease of access to information!

    • @tlhamp0
      @tlhamp0 Před 2 lety +1

      is that all social democratic governments or certain ones

    • @moredwhit
      @moredwhit Před 2 lety +1

      @@tlhamp0 Many are in name only.

    • @tlhamp0
      @tlhamp0 Před 2 lety +2

      @@moredwhit yeah that is true but i do wish we embrace some of social programs that they have

  • @user-ud2lz7dr5y
    @user-ud2lz7dr5y Před 2 lety +3

    I call Bernie my eldest brother.
    U.S. situation is exactly Korean situation.
    educational problems,
    meritocratic problems,
    political problems etc.

  • @mothralovesyou
    @mothralovesyou Před 2 lety +9

    Bernie is sharp. Biden is shart.

  • @ld7990
    @ld7990 Před 2 lety +28

    It's crazy how much sharper and healthier Bernie seems than Biden

  • @Kirk_Hammett_Bit_Me
    @Kirk_Hammett_Bit_Me Před rokem

    Senator Bernard Sanders, American patriot, & my hero❤️🤍💙

  • @wolfbear7
    @wolfbear7 Před 2 lety +9

    I wish i could move there. I should have stayed in Europe in 1973.

    • @tlhamp0
      @tlhamp0 Před 2 lety +2

      yeah Europe has better healthcare

  • @75kwbsrdds
    @75kwbsrdds Před 2 lety +15

    We can afford 10 of billions of dollars to support a foreign war without hesitation. But when it come to feeding, caring for, housing and educating Americans, the question of"how do we pay for it" or comments of "There are no free handouts" or "I'm tired of my taxes going to pay for lazy people" are asked or made. The real question is why isn't the pain and suffering of Americans not a priority to America?

  • @vyoufinder
    @vyoufinder Před 2 lety +2

    One thing we learned is that having weapons can be good. You can vote left and still protect yourself and your country. The two are not exclusive of each other.

  • @ethankillion786
    @ethankillion786 Před 2 lety +3

    I’ve been working on a Scandinavian joke.
    It would be Swede if I could Finnish it, but right now there’s just Norway

    • @doublebirdie
      @doublebirdie Před 2 lety +1

      John F. Kennedy said: Look to Norway! Glad that you know what Scandi is!

    • @ethankillion786
      @ethankillion786 Před 2 lety +1

      @@doublebirdie it's a joke

    • @doublebirdie
      @doublebirdie Před 2 lety +1

      @@ethankillion786 I get it, good one too. I`ll use it to my swedish teacher!

  • @fraserrory9765
    @fraserrory9765 Před 2 lety +20

    This is an amazing video and I enjoyed every bit of it and am also excited to share my investment experience for 2021, I believe it will help a lot of people here that are confused on how to start the new year and be productive for the year

    • @fraserrory9765
      @fraserrory9765 Před 2 lety +2

      From my own point of view, you need to invest smartly, if you need the good things of life. so far i've made over $505k in raw profits from just q4 of the market from my diversified portfolio strategy and i believe anyone can do it you have the right strategy. mutual funds takes long time but investing smartly is the key for short term. Most of us tend to pay more attention to the shiniest position in the market to the cost of proper diversification.

    • @fraserrory9765
      @fraserrory9765 Před 2 lety +2

      My portfolio is very much diversified so it's not like i have a particular fund i invest in. plus i don't do that by myself. i follow the trades of KAREN GAYE GRAY. She is a popular broker you might have heard of. I can correctly say she's worth her salt as a financial adviser as her diversification skills are top notch/ I say because i see that in her results as my portfolio grows by averages of 10 to 15% on a monthly basis. unlike i can say for my IRA which has just been trudging along. my portfolio just mirrors what she trades and not just on some particular industries of my choosing.

    • @fraserrory9765
      @fraserrory9765 Před 2 lety +2

      Normal people buy in at high prices the stock market goes down, companies buy stocks back cheaper by introducing some "disaster" Stock rises after a disaster and the cycle repeats.. Having a good entry and exit strategy, will make succeed in the stock market.

    • @fraserrory9765
      @fraserrory9765 Před 2 lety +3

      look her name up on the internet and leave her a message she's quite popular for her service she was recently featured on Bloomberg

    • @fraserrory9765
      @fraserrory9765 Před 2 lety +3

      Her name is Karen Gaye Gray

  • @devonleonard5842
    @devonleonard5842 Před 2 lety +1

    Thank you Bernie!!!

  • @publicutility
    @publicutility Před 2 lety +10

    What is the education level of law enforcement officers and comparison of salary to teachers, between the us and Norway.

    • @EspenX
      @EspenX Před 2 lety +3

      Police academy in Norway is a 3 year college degree. Part of it spent training with police officers. So in Norway police do traffic stops and arrests without a gun. They know how to read and de-escalate a situation. If they need it, they have Swat gear in their cruisers.

    • @publicutility
      @publicutility Před 2 lety +1

      @@EspenX are you a resident of norway? If so could you compare salary of police vs teachers in Norway. Thanks ✌

    • @EspenX
      @EspenX Před 2 lety +2

      @@publicutilityYes I am. Median yearly pay for a cop is $67K, teachers $62K

    • @publicutility
      @publicutility Před 2 lety

      @@EspenX here in the us cops start with high school participation diploma . teachers 4 year degree minimum. Base salary is comparable , but cops can double or triple their salary with overtime. 90 % failure rate , as well as violations of rights, excessive force and conviction of innocent people.
      ✌🖖

    • @hatorihanso1238
      @hatorihanso1238 Před 2 lety +2

      @@publicutility Hi Norway here, Police in Norway are trained to deescalate situations, to treat people with respect , we had some years where police men had a “cowboy mentality” we evaluated the system, and found out that it’s better to teach police to calm situations, not just use force. If you are black or white, you should not fear for your life if the police stopping you. Our justice system is also the same for all people, it’s not often police kill , but it happens, then we try to evaluate and find out why it happened, so we can learn from it.
      Our prisons have the goal to rehabilitate the prisoners so they can be better persons, like educate and help them.. Guards are not armed , not police either. We want prisoners to learn so they don’t return to bad life. Here prisoners have the right to vote on election days. Even the “ worst” ones. Best regards from Norway. ❤️🇳🇴🙏 sorry for my poor English

  • @tonigonzalez1926
    @tonigonzalez1926 Před 2 lety +3

    Plenty

  • @smoothvelvetsinger
    @smoothvelvetsinger Před 2 lety

    I'm a Bernie Sanders supporter, by the way😊

  • @moji8405
    @moji8405 Před 2 lety +1

    What is the GDP of Norway at the time of this interview? That would help to put things in perspective in terms of the cost of service such as healthcare, education, food, utilities, etc. as a percent of GDP. Thanks.

    • @moredwhit
      @moredwhit Před 2 lety +6

      It's about equity percentage and balance, not about comparing gross GDP.

    • @moji8405
      @moji8405 Před 2 lety +5

      @@moredwhit Thanks Doug for the reply. It’s really interesting to see that they prioritize wellbeing of their citizen by spending a good portion of their GDP. There GDP has been around 350-600B for the last couple of years.
      When all said and done their tax rate is less than 27% of the individual income annually.
      Compared to US for ordinary middle class we pay over 33% of our annual income in federal and state taxes combined with none of these social benefits and majority of which spent on military to fight one boogie man after another!

    • @geirstianaaslund7141
      @geirstianaaslund7141 Před 2 lety +1

      @@moji8405 To compare the tax levels you should also include the 25% VAT.
      The median income/salary of 70k usd will result in a income tax of 27%. So the taxing is high, but considered fair for most of the political spectrum. (The left-wing probably will consider it to low)
      This 27% includes 8% social security tax in which there are elements of pension savings. The more you have paid of it, the more you will get back when you retire.

    • @moji8405
      @moji8405 Před 2 lety

      @@geirstianaaslund7141 I had included that based on food expenditure not other discretionary expenses

    • @EspenX
      @EspenX Před 2 lety +2

      In 2020 GDP per capita in Norway was $67,000 compared to $63,000 in the US.

  • @monicabredenbekkskaar1612

    Our colture is to care for everyone. We wish all to be able to be humans and dont let pets live a better life than your nabour...

  • @Noms_Chompsky
    @Noms_Chompsky Před 2 lety

    Happy May Day Everybody!

  • @moredwhit
    @moredwhit Před 2 lety +1

    What about what we can learn from Estonia or New Zealand?

    • @pillscottvt6628
      @pillscottvt6628 Před 2 lety +1

      Or South Africa and Cuba

    • @moredwhit
      @moredwhit Před 2 lety

      @@pillscottvt6628 Neither are good examples. They don't always demonstrate their claims.

  • @areyoumentallyok7048
    @areyoumentallyok7048 Před 2 lety +1

    Machine learner technology and Artificial intelligence computer technology was used in Pasco county Florida on Criminal investigations before a crime happened...
    Artificial intelligence computer picks people from the area that it believes will commit a crime before it happens...
    An the police officers watched these people daily and even performed community conversations with neighbors of these possible suspects....
    The lawyers took it to the Pasco county court...An the Judge condemned the use of Artificial intelligence computer technology for those purposes...
    I am sure they are still being used...secretive.

  • @wolfbear7
    @wolfbear7 Před 2 lety +10

    Bernie should be our President.

    • @NinjaDog9123
      @NinjaDog9123 Před 2 lety

      Why? He is extremely far left and he is a socialist.

  • @smoothvelvetsinger
    @smoothvelvetsinger Před 2 lety

    Regarding paternity leave. I live in Norway, I have 2 kids. Because my wife didn't have a job at the time of birth, I didn't get any paternity leave at all. Although I worked full time as a nurse. I didn't get to spend that precious time with my kids. And I don't think that's fair. Tell the whole truth please dear lady.

    • @doublebirdie
      @doublebirdie Před 2 lety

      1.st ; He is not a lady. 2nd : you`re too stupid to have kids! 3rd: take those problems to your boss!

  • @monicabredenbekkskaar1612

    Dont forget that we pay tax every mont (10%) to pay for our vacation, so you pay for your free time.

  • @moussaouiahmed
    @moussaouiahmed Před 2 lety

    .........................................AM

  • @moredwhit
    @moredwhit Před 2 lety +1

    What is the transparency of Norway's Government & how it distributes taxes compared to the U.S.?

    • @geirstianaaslund7141
      @geirstianaaslund7141 Před 2 lety +2

      Not sure of how you measure transparency, but I believe the transparency is very high. Income, wealth and public ownership (ie share ownership) is public knowledge. All political spending is also public

    • @moredwhit
      @moredwhit Před 2 lety

      @@geirstianaaslund7141 How involved would you say the average Norwegian citizen is with accessing & knowing how the Government practices?

    • @geirstianaaslund7141
      @geirstianaaslund7141 Před 2 lety +1

      @@moredwhit hard question, but i think involvement is rather good. I am not politically a social Democrat, but except for the 5-10% right-wing there is s broad consensus. Most political parties in Norway is center, even conservatives are positive to welfare.
      The visibility is rather good and the press is rather good in discovering issues.
      Also there is universal voting rights. No need for registering, and I believe that only the royal family are excluded from voting. Foreigners living in Norway may also vote in local elections, not in parliamentary election. And most important, you never lose your voting rights, only if convicted as a spy. Have only happened a couple of times.

    • @geirstianaaslund7141
      @geirstianaaslund7141 Před 2 lety +2

      @@moredwhit But the problem with the US system is not whether you have communist, socialist, social democratic, center or conservative leaders, it is the total lack of a political landscape/spectrum because of the electoral system and 2 party system. You can choose between 2 right-wing parties, one Christian, far-right ++, and one not extreme far-right. Both parties are funded by wealthy individuals, not at all by representatives of the people. This is not a modern democracy, it is slightly better than the absolute monarchy that Europe abandoned in around 1800.

    • @pillscottvt6628
      @pillscottvt6628 Před 2 lety

      Let the free stuff roll

  • @thosethatcan
    @thosethatcan Před 2 lety

    We need more EV battery swap shops..nah mean!?

  • @bjrnheinfelt9777
    @bjrnheinfelt9777 Před 2 lety

    Dear Bernie Sanders. Let Vermond be a part of Scandinavia.

  • @bonyfus111
    @bonyfus111 Před 2 lety

    This is all good to compare. It is not easy to compare two different countries. Population it self a huge factor. USA 330 million and just over 5 million.

    • @themetricsystem7967
      @themetricsystem7967 Před rokem +1

      You can turn it around and look at it this way: impressive what Scandinavian countries manage with such a small work force! Bigger population=bigger work force, and should manage to produce bigger GDP. But like she indirectly says, if you choose to have a system where half of the population is incentivized to stay at home and not work, the math is simple: the work force and productivity of the nation will be smaller. Also, official retirement age for both men and women in Norway is 67. Those who think they have the economy for it will retire at 62. Some choose to work till the age of 70, and depending on the job, some will work even longer. Not for economic reasons, but because they enjoy their jobs and will not sit a idle. Also a proof of health scores and life expectancies in the nation

    • @bonyfus111
      @bonyfus111 Před rokem

      That's my point. If you have a smaller population, it is easy to do. You can get most people under one mindset compared to a bigger population. So in my point the system Norway has will not work for America and most larger countries. It is even much harder when you have different cultural norms.

    • @themetricsystem7967
      @themetricsystem7967 Před rokem

      @@bonyfus111 Not quite what I was talking about. I disagree it is obviously easier to get more people under one mindset with a smaller population. It think one can achieve a lot through laws and administrative systems. Since you brought it up, there are quite some immigrants in Norway as well, and unlike USA we do not have the American way of living, or the American dream we can unite around, so that is a “truth” with moderation. Recently some children of immigrants, and Norwegians with dual citizenship publicly stated that it is not important to them to be Norwegian, or be acknowledged as Norwegian by other Norwegians, or that they don’t wish to put an emphasis on the Norwegian part of their cultural heritage. They will follow Norwegians law and contribute to, and be part of the Norwegian society, but they don’t care about the identity part. It sparked a public debate

    • @bonyfus111
      @bonyfus111 Před rokem

      I appreciate you positiveness towards having a system like Norway. But in reality and in practical terms it is a totally different story. You exhibit Norwegian naiveness as I call it. Norwegian society is highly trust based. You cannot expect that from other countries. Specially a larger country. America is a highly divided and fu***Ed up. You should come in terms with reality. Cam you tell me a larger country that is without any inside conflict now?

    • @bonyfus111
      @bonyfus111 Před rokem

      I think if you are born in a country that you call home. Regardless your ethnicity, you should embrace the identity of the country you were born. This why I disagree with large immigration. I m an immigrant to. I lived UK and became British citizen. Now I live in Norway.

  • @TheWayofFairness
    @TheWayofFairness Před 2 lety

    Buckle up! King of Pain
    We are the way of fairness. We rule with pain. We surrendered to the all powerful all. We ask the all powerful all to transfer our pain to those that are unfair to us. We agreed to be fair to everyone.

  • @MySensualWorld
    @MySensualWorld Před 2 lety +1

    Not bad s me peple in America might think!

  • @clintholmes2061
    @clintholmes2061 Před 2 lety

    Why is rand paul standing up to the MIC and you are not?

  • @SeeTheWholeTruth
    @SeeTheWholeTruth Před 2 lety

    Why do nearly all Swedes say they are upset about how expensive everything is in Norway? And.. they say they feel all Norwegians are rich. So.. clearly something along the lines of population level and or immigration inclusion or exclusion is more of the issue as to the positives along with not a clear democracy overall. And I think something you missed as well Bernie, their diet and drug overwatch is far less paid off than the USA, so actually healthy in practice and culture. Our FDA,USDA, is mostly put in place individuals from Bill Gates Foundation presently, to help the food reset.

    • @EspenX
      @EspenX Před 2 lety +3

      Sweden is part of the EU, Norway is not. So groceries are much cheaper in the EU, Norway put taxes on imported food and produce to protect Norwegian farmers. Population level is similar in Norway and Sweden. Sweden and Norway are both rich countries, I think Norwegians and Swedes just flaunt their wealth differently. And there are no taxes on electric cars, so there are lots and lots of Teslas, electric Porsches etc and I guess all the expensive electric cars that are relatively cheap in Norway make us look richer because they are more expensive in Sweden.

    • @whattheydidnttellyouwithbr2844
      @whattheydidnttellyouwithbr2844 Před 2 lety

      Norway is also rich because of its oil based sovereign wealth fund, they can afford it

    • @whattheydidnttellyouwithbr2844
      @whattheydidnttellyouwithbr2844 Před 2 lety +2

      Finland, Sweden and Denmark also use the nordic model.

    • @Cta2006
      @Cta2006 Před 2 lety

      @@EspenX Population of Norway is 5,4 million people. Population of Sweden is 10, 4 million. Population of Denmark is almost 5,9 million. Population of Finland is around 5,5 million.

    • @eivindkaisen6838
      @eivindkaisen6838 Před 2 lety

      @@whattheydidnttellyouwithbr2844 It's a bit more complicated than that. The oil and gas revenue is put into the wealth fund- but only 4% of the fund's revenue can be used per year in "normal" years. And the fund's revenue comes from abroad -it cannot invest in Norway by law.
      So although those 4 % is a signficant aount, it does not pay for all of this.

  • @pillscottvt6628
    @pillscottvt6628 Před 2 lety

    Gas is $2.41 per liter so almost $10.00 a gallon, looks like Bernie and the Dims are learning fast.

    • @luiserenner7147
      @luiserenner7147 Před 2 lety +1

      And firearms are hard to get. Can't fit your dirty pick up into any parking space over there

    • @pillscottvt6628
      @pillscottvt6628 Před 2 lety

      @@luiserenner7147 Can a a Tesla truck fit?

    • @luiserenner7147
      @luiserenner7147 Před 2 lety

      @@pillscottvt6628 neither

    • @pillscottvt6628
      @pillscottvt6628 Před 2 lety

      @@luiserenner7147 How do move your Yurt's without a truck?

    • @EspenX
      @EspenX Před 2 lety

      @@luiserenner7147 Norwegians have lots of firearms, we love hunting and shooting as a sport. But yeah, our parking spaces are not F-250 friendly.

  • @smoothvelvetsinger
    @smoothvelvetsinger Před 2 lety

    Everybody I know pays at least 36% income tax. I have no idea where that 26% she mentioned comes from.

  • @mrsDeborah
    @mrsDeborah Před 2 lety +1

    Money is an issue that every one has
    for a better and luxurious life.
    Life was had for me until I started trading
    Bitcoin and am now earning $18,435 per week

  • @Semper_Iratus
    @Semper_Iratus Před 2 lety

    White, homogeneous, culture & civilization, like Vermont.

    • @kevinsaether
      @kevinsaether Před 2 lety +3

      Norway's population is almost 15% immigrants, even higher percentage in bigger cities.

    • @pillscottvt6628
      @pillscottvt6628 Před 2 lety

      @@kevinsaether The breeding bomb is gonna catch up soon, no more money

  • @smoothvelvetsinger
    @smoothvelvetsinger Před 2 lety

    Again, I'm sorry but I don't consider most of the Norwegians I know to be modest. In general there's a major focus on begetting as much money and material things as possible. This is at least true among the people I personally know. I'd say the modesty she refers to is falsely masqueraded among many Norwegians. Norwegians love flaunting their personal wealth by purchasing expensive houses, cars and material goods. It's just the truth as I see it. And I'm not anti Norwegian at all, I'm only interested in portraying the truth as accurately as possible. Not doing so would be pointless.

    • @doublebirdie
      @doublebirdie Před 2 lety

      Why are you on youtube?

    • @paulthomassen5007
      @paulthomassen5007 Před rokem

      What you see is just the consequence of too low interest rates for too long. They're not flaunting their money. The banks are just throwing loans at anyone who wants it. You'll see something else when the interest rates normalize at 5-6%