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Where in the world is it easiest to get rich? | Harald Eia | TEDxOslo

TEDx Talks · 2.3M views · 2016-05-02 · 15:42

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Sociologist and comedian Harald Eia argues in a TEDxOslo talk that Nordic social democracies produce more rich people per capita than the US or UK. He credits high taxes, welfare and strong unions for creating a safety net that enables risk taking.

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Recommended by 5 HN people across 6 months · HN mentions 2016–2023

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karencarits · 2021-06 · Recommendation

Well, it depends. This short tedxoslo had some nice points ("Where in the world is it easiest to get rich?" Hint: not the US): [VIDEO] He's talking about social mobility from 8:30

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StavrosK · 2019-05 · Recommendation

I watched a very interesting TED talk related to this the other day. The premise is the question "Where in the world is it easiest to get rich?". The answer won't surprise you if I tell you the answer will surprise you. [VIDEO]

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willvarfar · 2018-05 · Recommendation

In these kinds of discussions I like to promote this interesting TEDx talk: [VIDEO] "Where in the world is it easiest to get rich?" Spoiler: the talk shows that statistically the Nordic countries lead the world in millionaires and billionaires / capita, and in rags-to-riches. The talker offers the opinion that this is because its of the strong social safety net, education and healthcare. Living in Scandinavia of course I like to hear this ;)

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