JC
@jonathancolton
It's ironic that the countries with the highest taxes in Europe also have the highest happiness Index. High taxes ≠ low happiness. Often, it’s the opposite. Look at the data: 🇫🇮 Finland — 57.3% tax rate → #1 happiest country 🇩🇰 Denmark — 55.9% → #2 🇸🇪 Sweden — 52.3% → #4 🇮🇸 Iceland — 46.25% → #3 🇳🇱 Netherlands — 49.5% → #6 🇳🇴 Norway — 39.6% → #7 These countries have some of the highest personal tax rates in Europe and top global happiness scores. Why? Because taxes fund things people actually value: → Healthcare → Education → Safety nets → Trust in institutions People don’t just want low taxes. They want a life that feels secure, fair, and meaningful.
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Mark Coull🎩🔵
@astromarkc
Some of my family are Norwegian and they are certainly not happy about the taxes in Norway especially as a business owner. Also during the pandemic the Norwegian government did practically nothing to help them when their business had to close due to lockdowns etc. They have amazing childcare options though which make me jealous as here in Scotland we were over £800 a month for 3 days in nursery!!! It was like paying a second mortgage. We worked out we spent £50-60k total for our son to go through nursery. 😂
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