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Offline mora

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« Reply #90 on: June 03, 2005, 07:25:21 AM »
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What part of "Purchasing Power Parity Method" did you not understand? Norway has a GDP per capita of $41,974 . Adjusted for Purchasing Power Parity it is $31,479 per capita. This is still higher than Ireland. Now, was that so difficult to understand?

I'm talking about the purchasing power of normal people in their everyday life. The biggest flaw of the PPP system is that it doesn't take tax rate into account. It also doesn't reflect the prices of everyday goods strongly enough. Even the Big Mac index is better.
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« Reply #91 on: June 03, 2005, 07:30:47 AM »
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ANY facts at all.

A pizza costs 30$ in Norway and it costs 10$ in Finland. An average Finn earns 2500€/month. An average Norwegian earns 5000€/month. Tax rate is higher in Norway. Do the maths.

That's a joke of course, but gives an idea what I mean.
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« Reply #92 on: June 03, 2005, 07:53:13 AM »
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What kind of pizza cost $10 in Finland? What does a Grandiosa cost in Findland? It's $4 here. What's your tax rate? Mine is 32% I think (depends on overtime). Yeah, I'll do the numbers ... if you give them to me.


http://www.pizzataxi.fi/default.asp?f=2&t=1&p=200&subp=200
ordinary "Bolognese" 6,50€ and family size (= huge) 11e. In local pizzeria "Pizza of the day" costs 5€

Tax rate from maybe 25% to 30% and if you earn LOTS of money then even more. I'm paying housing loan and it lowers my taxes (part of interests are substracted in taxation) down to 25%; without reduction I paid 33% at the best (or worse...) few years back.

Oh and WTF is a "Grandiosa"?
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« Reply #93 on: June 03, 2005, 08:22:17 AM »
Is that what the icebears eat? :D
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« Reply #94 on: June 03, 2005, 09:33:07 AM »
Och samma på finska.

I can't believe Staga didn't know Grandiosa.
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« Reply #95 on: June 03, 2005, 09:37:34 AM »
Gscholz, Norway has oil and a number or other natural resources other countries are not blessed with. Lucky Norway. Norway also has high taxes. You are welcome to them.

You might be better comparing figures with the likes of Germany or France. By any standards both should be richer than the rest. Until they reform their business and social practises. They will continue to be burdened with millions of unemployed. France may hate the 'Anglo Saxon' style liberal eoonomy. But it works for the Anglo Saxons and others.
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« Reply #96 on: June 03, 2005, 09:38:29 AM »
Staga isn't for real, he's one of Airhead's shade accounts ;)

*runs for his life*
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« Reply #97 on: June 03, 2005, 10:33:36 AM »
Now... the important issue... if we're going to compare products we have to compare the important stuff like beer?! :)

Typical beer = €2.80 - €3.00   (per 0.5l)
(in Munich)
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« Reply #98 on: June 03, 2005, 10:40:59 AM »
All I know is pizzas are coming from special owens and not from a freezer ;)
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« Reply #99 on: June 03, 2005, 11:12:59 AM »
I love purse-swinging threads like this one.

Please do continue.

BTW, in the EU, quien es muy macho?

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« Reply #100 on: June 03, 2005, 12:23:34 PM »
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Originally posted by cpxxx
Gscholz, Norway has oil and a number or other natural resources other countries are not blessed with. Lucky Norway. Norway also has high taxes. You are welcome to them.

You might be better comparing figures with the likes of Germany or France. By any standards both should be richer than the rest. Until they reform their business and social practises. They will continue to be burdened with millions of unemployed. France may hate the 'Anglo Saxon' style liberal eoonomy. But it works for the Anglo Saxons and others.


I don't know why it should be unfair just because Norway got oil ,when your social dumping is just "good business practice".

They are have the chance to have oil, you just cheat for me there is a difference.
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« Reply #101 on: June 03, 2005, 12:28:41 PM »
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All I know is pizzas are coming from special owens and not from a freezer ;)


careful!

grandiosa is on my menu tonight! :D

Missus is off duty and at the a spa, so the freezer and oven is my best friend tonight.
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« Reply #102 on: June 03, 2005, 12:36:17 PM »
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Gscholz, Norway has oil and a number or other natural resources other countries are not blessed with. Lucky Norway. Norway also has high taxes. You are welcome to them.

You might be better comparing figures with the likes of Germany or France. By any standards both should be richer than the rest. Until they reform their business and social practises. They will continue to be burdened with millions of unemployed. France may hate the 'Anglo Saxon' style liberal eoonomy. But it works for the Anglo Saxons and others.




I am still waiting for him to back up his claim that Ireland is poor.
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« Reply #103 on: June 03, 2005, 12:51:08 PM »
you euro's crack me up... yer all redneck wannabe's.

freakin taco frozen pizza...

LOL!
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« Reply #104 on: June 03, 2005, 01:10:44 PM »
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I am still waiting for him to back up his claim that Ireland is poor.


If you expect an answer from me you won't have ever one for one simple reason : you are a troll
Do you remember from how many thread you have runned away just because your not secure enought to handle the truth ?

Minus habens
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