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It’s funny the outsiders perspective of Finland. I can assure you there are plenty of problems here. The government being broke for one and making obscene cuts
by deanclatworthy 9y ago
It’s funny the outsiders perspective of Finland. I can assure you there are plenty of problems here. The government being broke for one and making obscene cuts across the board.
- sol_remmy 9y agoi.e. The government is reducing taxes and reducing services. That's precisely WHY some people like Finland. The government is stepping out of the way (as we can see in this article)
- ersii 9y agoThat actually sounds perfect in my book, where they are supposed to be as broke as possible and do as little as possible or nothing. :-) (Yes yes, I'm well aware that most other HNers are of another opinion than I am.)
- fulafel 9y agoBy the numbers Finland looks like one of the not-so-broke governments in EU: https://www.statista.com/statistics/269684/national-debt-in-eu-countries-in-relation-to-gross-domestic-product-gdp/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/269684/national-debt-in-... A common neoliberal political strategy is to kick up drama about state finances to justify tax cuts and reductions in public services in spite of popular support for welfare, maybe the same here?