Living rooms have shrunk?

[hard-work]

Denmark, one of the wealthiest and the happiest country in the world. We have a lot to learn:

 

[Notch7]

Denmark, one of the wealthiest and the happiest country in the world. We have a lot to learn

Are you sure about that?

Denmark:

Suicide
Almost twice suicide rate of UK
http://cphpost.dk/news/denmark-in-the-middle-of-the-eu-pack-in-suicides.html

Antidepressant use
Denmark 85
UK 71
http://uk.businessinsider.com/countries-largest-antidepressant-drug-users-2016-2?r=US&IR=T


Debt
Danes have by far the most personal debt in Europe, if not the world
http://uk.businessinsider.com/countries-largest-antidepressant-drug-users-2016-2?r=US&IR=T

Overall best countries:

UK ranked 4th
Denmark ranked 11th
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/overall-full-list


Read more here:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...an-miracle-brutal-truth-denmark-norway-sweden

 

[Notch7]

LVT need not be a lump sum tax, it could be calculated to be paid monthly/weekly

For the purposes of clarity, 'lump sum tax' does not refer to payment frequency.

A lump-sum tax is a tax that is a fixed amount, no matter the change in circumstance of the taxed entity

 

[hard-work]

Let's see what drivel Notch7 has has come up with. He has to be put right...

• Denmark's suicide rate is of the EU average.
• Antidepressant use is what the doctors prescribe, the UK does not like prescribing them as they cost.
• Debt? no data on debt.
• Overall best countries? The overall ranking of Best Countries measures global performance on a variety of metrics.. They do not give the metrics. So pretty useless.
• The Guardian article was a p!ss take, tongue in cheek. The author admitted that.

The averaged sized new home in the UK is a paltry 76 square metres, while in Germany with a similar population density new homes are 109 square metres, nearly half as much again in size. In Australia the average sized new home is 205.7 square metres, in the Netherlands 115 square metres and in Denmark 137 square metres. Danish rooms are twice as big as the hutches now on offer in the United Kingdom. In Japan, a country once notorious for small homes, the average sized new home is now 140 square metres. 70 percent of Danes own a home.

If you have ever been to Denmark, I doubt you have, you will see the homes are vastly superior to what we have, in size, style and build quality.

 

[hard-work]

For the purposes of clarity, 'lump sum tax' does not refer to payment frequency.

A lump-sum tax is a tax that is a fixed amount, no matter the change in circumstance of the taxed entity

Milton Friedman stated that LVT would be paid in a lump sum in the USA. Look at the vid.

 

[hard-work]

"Stop to consider how the so-called owners of the land got hold of it. They simply seized it by force, afterwards hiring lawyers to provide them with title-deeds. In the case of the enclosure of the common lands, which was going on from about 1600 to 1850, the land-grabbers did not even have the excuse of being foreign conquerors; they were quite frankly taking the heritage of their own countrymen, upon no sort of pretext except that they had the power to do so."​

– George Orwell.

"Except for the few surviving commons, the high roads, the lands of the National Trust, a certain number of parks, and the sea shore below high-tide mark, every square inch of England is `owned' by a few thousand families. These people are just about as useful as so many tapeworms. It is desirable that people should own their own dwelling houses, and it is probably desirable that a farmer should own as much land as he can actually farm."​

– George Orwell

 

[Notch7]

They do not give the metrics. So pretty useless.

Yes thats true....it couldnt compare to your scientifically proven 'happiness rating' and a link to a video by Fred Harrison.....a guy with a vested interest because he earns his money by writing books.

 

[hard-work]

Yes thats true....it couldnt compare to your scientifically proven 'happiness rating' and a link to a video by Fred Harrison.....a guy with a vested interest because he earns his money by writing books.

All top economists write books. He does NOT sell them at Harry Potters volumes.

 

[Notch7]

Denmark's suicide rate is of the EU average

Slightly higher than EU average, much higher than UK. Denmark must be happier......

the UK does not like prescribing them as they cost.

Really? Do you have any proof, of cost or that docs dont like presdribing them here?

Debt? no data on debt

You mean you cant provide any data to disprove.

 

[Notch7]

All top economists write books. He does sell them at Harry Potters volumes.

Indeed, a vested interest.

An economist selling books at the same volumes as Harry Potter.....

 

[hard-work]

It is best you try and get to grips with something you clearly have little idea about, instead of trying to be clever - and making a fool of yourself.

 

[hard-work]

Prof Mason Gaffney said that "usable land which is unused is a permanent loss to production". The UK is full of unused land, so the country is not maximising its production potential - hence why the UK lags a lot in international figures.
Similar with unemployment. UK monetary policy is geared to control inflation rather than maintain full employment. We have the situation where productive land is idle and productive people are idle.

 

[Gerrydelasel]

People will buy tiny homes when they are offered no alternative -as is currently the case. Relax the planning laws to allow small and independent builders compete with the (currently subsidised) 'big six' and average sizes will return to normal.

 

[SirGalahad]

Prof Mason Gaffney said that "usable land which is unused is a permanent loss to production". The UK is full of unused land, so the country is not maximising its production potential - hence why the UK lags a lot in international figures.
Similar with unemployment. UK monetary policy is geared to control inflation rather than maintain full employment. We have the situation where productive land is idle and productive people are idle.

I wonder if Notch knows where we are on our PPF?

 

[Notch7]

productive people are idle.

“It is not skills shortages per se, it is a labour shortage – employers just cannot attract enough people to replace those who leave.” The shortage of workers is hitting investment in the restaurant sector, according to Ibrahim Dogus, chairman of the British Takeaway Campaign. “People have sites where they know they could open a restaurant, but they hold off because they don’t know if they will be able to fill the jobs,” he said.