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There are approximately 87,296 people in Denmark who are already doing nothing when they would be willing to work. https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/emner/arbejd
by nradov 1y ago
There are approximately 87,296 people in Denmark who are already doing nothing when they would be willing to work.
https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/emner/arbejde-og-indkomst/beskaeftigelse-og-arbejdsloeshed/arbejdsloese https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/emner/arbejde-og-indkomst/be...
As for how much we "need", sure we can technically survive on very little. Most people choose aim to higher. Reducing inequality through a more progressive tax system is generally a good idea but taken too far that cuts overall economic growth and hurts everyone. At some point the most productive people just emigrate to countries with lower taxes; we've already seen that happen with numerous high profile entrepreneurs and companies moving from Europe to the USA.
- incompatible 1y agoI live in a cheap house, don't own a car, and rarely travel vary far. I just laugh at people at the people who "choose aim to higher", thinking that they need an ever more expensive house, car, phone, whatever. None of these things would improve my quality of life.
- KPGv2 1y agoI question whether your QOL is that good if you laugh at people for wanting nice things.
- incompatible 1y agoAmusement is part of my QOL. Edit: Amusement is cheap. But it's also a serious issue, if "people wanting nice things" are damaging the environment in the process. I don't think that the world can cope with a lot more people flying around in private jets.
- samus 1y agoNot that many people these days have a house or a flat they own. These things are expensive.
- nradov 1y agoNot true. Many people own their home. The home ownership rate is 60% in Denmark and 65% in the USA. The HN demographic skews toward young people renting homes in expensive cities so if you read the comments here you tend to get a distorted view of reality.
- incompatible 1y agoOwning the house is essential where I live, for quality of life. Tenants don't have any right to ongoing tenancy, and moving is expensive and tedious even if it's only once every few years.
- samus 1y agoIt would be interesting to break down these figures across age group and income levels. Cities are expensive because people want to move there. They do it because of quality of life or because of work opportunities. In the long run the issue might indeed disappear as the population shrinks. But it will probably just leave behind lots of unoccupied houses in the countryside that nobody buys. This is already happening in Japan.