>I'm assuming most normal people are unable to afford a car then They can actually. A new "normal" car would probably range between 60,000-150,000 DKK ($9,600-

>I'm assuming most normal people are unable to afford a car then They can actually. A new "normal" car would probably range between 60,000-150,000 DKK ($9,600-$24,000), but you could easily get an old used car for around 13,000-20,000 DKK ($2,000-$3,200). Now don't get me wrong, I certainly am not happy with the fact that we have to pay that much extra, but it is not a problem unless you want a really fancy car. For what it is worth, Danish salaries are quite competitive for normally low paying jobs. Take for example flipping burgers at McDonald's full time, would be around $19/hour, around $2,700/month (before tax[0]). Or when I was younger I worked at a gas station night shift for around $3,500/month. >The same applies to alcohol etc. Let people be free to decide and do what they want to do. Heh, funny you should bring that one up—Denmark is waaaay more lax with alcohol than the US, and even its neighbour countries, Norway and Sweden. [0] Tax calculation would go roughly (all in DKK): - 17,000 (salary) - 5,400 (tax-free) = 11,600 (taxable) - 11,600 - (11,600 * 0.38 (normal tax)) = 7,192 (after normal tax) - 7,192 - (7,192 * 0.08 ("work" tax)) = 6,616 (after ~all taxes) - 6,616 + 5,400 (the tax free) = 12,016 (final payed out salary) EDIT: As an addendum I should probably add that the public transportation system works really well in Denmark, and if you live in the city, you don't need a car, you'd either go by train/metro/bus or bike.