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- "The real destroyer of the liberties of the people is he who spreads among them bounties, donations and benefits." -- by Plutarch.
There was another photo with a similar message floating around about Denmark.
Now Denmark is more fiscally responsible than Norway and even the United States whose debt for every new born child starts at $59,000 dollars at birth and will probably be far higher when they start working and paying their share of the interest.
Denmark's debt for new born per citizen starts at 28,778 which is only 59.8% of the GDP. This is partly because of the fact that one of their biggest industries is shipping and they charge lots for bringing things in and out of the country, which makes for very high consumer taxes. As an example they are third in the world for the cost of an I phone at almost a $1000 dollars per phone.
Everything else is expensive too. Food is expensive, shopping is expensive, drinking is expensive and affordable rent or property is almost impossible to find. With all that Denmark individual income tax is really high for a normal person it starts at about 50%.
So the extra money you get in Denmark is just a subsidy to what the real cost of eating and living will be and it is not really free because the government just forces your neighbor to pay it.
If the Danish student actually knew the truth they would understand that they were born in debt, will work all their life paying off debt and die in debt leaving nothing but debt and perpetual bondage of debt for their own children.
Those who are willing to hear the whole truth give us hope.
Those who do not want to hear the whole truth and provide for it condemn themselves. And if they live in a Democracy where they are the majority the condemn the whole nation and their culture.
In early America most schools were free including Harvard if you could not afford it. But this was because the people supported it with charity not forced taxes nor the burdening of society through student loans. In fact all our welfare was the result of charity. Charity and earning your way is what made America great. That is what the definition of Religion use to be.
The idea that something is free because the government gives it to you is the definition of insane. This is one of the main causes of the social ills of today and why Christ and Paul along with all the prophets make charity which is love one of the most important element of the gospel along with forgiveness.
Do not expect the powers of the world to forgive your debt or your children's debt. Forcing your neighbor through the power of government to pay for benefits you want is covetous. And applying to such Benefactors who exercise authority one over the other will make human resources of us all.
People should understand that public education is welfare and there are two types of welfare. One is by charity which strengthens society including the poor and the other is by force through Covetous Practices which weakens society, especially the poor, and results in tyranny and abuse.