She works in Sweden and sends money to her parents in Thailand. Would they get more $ if she worked in usa?
The current exchange rate from sweden to us $ is 6-1 So if my girlfriend moved to usa and worked the same job and sent half her income to her parents in Thailand where the exchange rate is 30-1 to us dollars, would they be getting 6 times more money or how does that work?
Economics - 3 Answers
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Swedish krona = 0.148566 U.S. dollars
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In the US, I pay about 30% of my income to income tax. I'm positive it would be a lot more in Sweden, because of all the benefits they get there. They have a better standard of living, which must be paid for somehow.
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First, what does the job pay in Sweden and what does it pay in the US....... What are the taXES TAKEN OUT IN EACH COUNTRY.............? What are the expences involved in living in each country?(cost of calling home. clothes, apt, priceof trips back to thailand for a visit.....etc...) you have to write it down list all the items side by side..you both have to do this together.....you know some costs and she knows some costs..
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Did you know mothers in Sweden are given 18 months paid leave from work
Did you know mothers in Sweden are given 18 months paid leave from work?
Would you like to have that in America, and do you think it will ever happen? Paid leave!
Parenting - 15 Answers
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I think I am moving to Sweden!! LOL
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I had an assignment on that in my Soc class. I was amazed to see how much of a value Sweden put on families. It is kinda sad that America is such a selfish country that only cares about making money and material items. I highly doubt America will be that family oriented again, let alone give women paid leave!
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i think, in our country that wouldn't work at all. if mothers could have an 18-months paid leave, our work force will crash down.
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Yes I did know that. And the citizens pay roughly 60% income tax for the privilege. I doubt Americans would go for that!
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18 months compared to my 12 weeks unpaid FMLA (after using up your vacation and sick leave) sounds like heaven. If they increase the paid leave I doubt if we would get any where close to 18 months.
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I wouldn't want it. There are already enough women having babies to get money or mooch. Think about how many welfare moms are out there, constantly popping out kids just to live off the system. I think 18 months paid leave would just make matters worse. Sweden has an entirely different system in place compared to the US. Alot of European countries are having problems with keeping the birthrate up, so this could have been put into place to encourage more births.
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I think it's wonderful. Although I highly doubt the US would adopt such a policy. Motherhood in the US is seen as a "labor of love" and a "choice" and not the hard and IMPORTANT job it is. Mothers (and fathers) today are raising the leaders of tomorrow (sounds cheesy, but completely true). I think it's terrible that such a powerful nation like ours essentially throws new parents under the bus when it comes to raising their children and being able to provide them a good life. 6-8 weeks of leave after a birth (AND it is NOT always paid leave!) is entirely too little. Don't even get me started on the poor childcare in the US, we could be here all day. Thanks for posting this.
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wow I want to move there now!
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ughhhh no fair!! I would love to have that!!! I doubt it will ever be standard in the US maybe with certain companies but not many. Hope I am wrong though!
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Dang I would love that, I'm taking 6 weeks unpaid and that's gonna put a strain on my job as is.
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Would I like it? Yes. Would it ever happen? Definitely not.
12 :
this would have been useful info 2yrs ago when i was pregnant i would have moved asap
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Yes I knew, and I am forever jealous. Ive always wanted to move to europe and that could just be the push I needed to do it. :)
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It will never happen. Corporate greed will always win out, unfortunately. Norway gives the same thing but I think it goes up to 2 years. Most other industrialized nations even have more vacation days etc and they have a better quality of life compared to ours.
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I know, doesn't it sound lovely? I would be all for this even though I'm long past child bearing years. The one thing I will say, as I always tend to look at both sides of a story, is that abuse frightens me. I see women with 7 children (each with a different dead beat father), who continue to have children they can not afford because it increases their benefits. I see women who deliberately get pregnant with a child they don't really want so they can use the child as an excuse to stay at home. None of these children are raised in the nurturing environment they deserve because they're merely a tool. In our society I'm sure some women would abuse this as any system and have a child in order to get a paid 18 month "vacation." Problem is, they would be very unhappy when they found that caring for a newborn is not a vacation and the child would be the one to suffer. That being said I don't think EVERY mother should be punished because of those who would abuse the system just as I don't think welfare should be discontinued because abuse is rampant nor disability discontinued because of the high level of abuse there. Something needs to be done to monitor the programs we do have in place. If that was done, the savings might allow us to help some of the Americans who fall through the cracks and suffer with no assistance at all.
Would you like to have that in America, and do you think it will ever happen? Paid leave!
Parenting - 15 Answers
Random Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions :
1 :
I think I am moving to Sweden!! LOL
2 :
I had an assignment on that in my Soc class. I was amazed to see how much of a value Sweden put on families. It is kinda sad that America is such a selfish country that only cares about making money and material items. I highly doubt America will be that family oriented again, let alone give women paid leave!
3 :
i think, in our country that wouldn't work at all. if mothers could have an 18-months paid leave, our work force will crash down.
4 :
Yes I did know that. And the citizens pay roughly 60% income tax for the privilege. I doubt Americans would go for that!
5 :
18 months compared to my 12 weeks unpaid FMLA (after using up your vacation and sick leave) sounds like heaven. If they increase the paid leave I doubt if we would get any where close to 18 months.
6 :
I wouldn't want it. There are already enough women having babies to get money or mooch. Think about how many welfare moms are out there, constantly popping out kids just to live off the system. I think 18 months paid leave would just make matters worse. Sweden has an entirely different system in place compared to the US. Alot of European countries are having problems with keeping the birthrate up, so this could have been put into place to encourage more births.
7 :
I think it's wonderful. Although I highly doubt the US would adopt such a policy. Motherhood in the US is seen as a "labor of love" and a "choice" and not the hard and IMPORTANT job it is. Mothers (and fathers) today are raising the leaders of tomorrow (sounds cheesy, but completely true). I think it's terrible that such a powerful nation like ours essentially throws new parents under the bus when it comes to raising their children and being able to provide them a good life. 6-8 weeks of leave after a birth (AND it is NOT always paid leave!) is entirely too little. Don't even get me started on the poor childcare in the US, we could be here all day. Thanks for posting this.
8 :
wow I want to move there now!
9 :
ughhhh no fair!! I would love to have that!!! I doubt it will ever be standard in the US maybe with certain companies but not many. Hope I am wrong though!
10 :
Dang I would love that, I'm taking 6 weeks unpaid and that's gonna put a strain on my job as is.
11 :
Would I like it? Yes. Would it ever happen? Definitely not.
12 :
this would have been useful info 2yrs ago when i was pregnant i would have moved asap
13 :
Yes I knew, and I am forever jealous. Ive always wanted to move to europe and that could just be the push I needed to do it. :)
14 :
It will never happen. Corporate greed will always win out, unfortunately. Norway gives the same thing but I think it goes up to 2 years. Most other industrialized nations even have more vacation days etc and they have a better quality of life compared to ours.
15 :
I know, doesn't it sound lovely? I would be all for this even though I'm long past child bearing years. The one thing I will say, as I always tend to look at both sides of a story, is that abuse frightens me. I see women with 7 children (each with a different dead beat father), who continue to have children they can not afford because it increases their benefits. I see women who deliberately get pregnant with a child they don't really want so they can use the child as an excuse to stay at home. None of these children are raised in the nurturing environment they deserve because they're merely a tool. In our society I'm sure some women would abuse this as any system and have a child in order to get a paid 18 month "vacation." Problem is, they would be very unhappy when they found that caring for a newborn is not a vacation and the child would be the one to suffer. That being said I don't think EVERY mother should be punished because of those who would abuse the system just as I don't think welfare should be discontinued because abuse is rampant nor disability discontinued because of the high level of abuse there. Something needs to be done to monitor the programs we do have in place. If that was done, the savings might allow us to help some of the Americans who fall through the cracks and suffer with no assistance at all.
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
i have permanent visa in sweden.can i work in norway
i have permanent visa in sweden.can i work in norway?
i want to know that i need visa for work or i dont need it
Other - Europe - 3 Answers
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If you have a Swedish passport then you are free to work in Norway However if you only have Swedish residency (or a visa for Sweden) then this is not transferable to any other country. You would need to apply anew for a Norwegian visa depending on your nationality (and I assume as you need a visa in Sweden that you will also need it for Norway as well) You can consult the following site which is the official immigration dept info http://www.udi.no/templates/Tema.aspx?id=9352
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yes you do!
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You'd need a visa unless you're a swedish citizen
i want to know that i need visa for work or i dont need it
Other - Europe - 3 Answers
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If you have a Swedish passport then you are free to work in Norway However if you only have Swedish residency (or a visa for Sweden) then this is not transferable to any other country. You would need to apply anew for a Norwegian visa depending on your nationality (and I assume as you need a visa in Sweden that you will also need it for Norway as well) You can consult the following site which is the official immigration dept info http://www.udi.no/templates/Tema.aspx?id=9352
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yes you do!
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You'd need a visa unless you're a swedish citizen
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Why is socialism doing good in countries like France,Sweden etc, when people say it wont work in America.
Why is socialism doing good in countries like France,Sweden etc, when people say it wont work in America.?
i know you have to pay a lot of taxes but a lot of good comes out of it like free education and health care. I want a opinion from a European that lives in one and I want details and please tell me if it could work in america if not why. If you don't like this question then please don't answer.
Politics - 10 Answers
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Pure socialism doesn't work. Pure capitalism doesn't work. The countries with the strongest societies are social Democracies that are hybrids between the two. There's a great deal of private enterprise and private ownership, and there's a lot of public ownership in the areas where public ownership makes sense...health care, insurance, utilities, etc. And where you find public ownership, it's often competing with private ownership.
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They are having trouble financially. There is no such thing as free education and free health care. You pay for it with your taxes. America has more disposable income than France or Sweden. A higher percentage of our population owns cars, boats and homes. We live much more comfortably. We have more materialistically than those nations.
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The Reich Wing likes to lie to us. Someone said there is no such thing as free education and free healthcare. I agree. Interstate highways aren't free but they are free for us to use. We all pay for it and society as a whole benefits from it. It's called civilization.
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Don't forget about Canada. USA is to greedy, to much money would be lost.
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They were in economic ruin before the recent turmoil ensued because they have taxed their people so heavily that no one prospers.
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I think socialism is a great idea. I can stay at home and play warcraft while my rich uncle sam takes care of my family. Why didn't some one think of this sooner?
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All of these countries have heavy privatization, the workers do not own the means of production, and there is no dictatorship of the proletariat. A "socialist" society cannot exist without a planned economy, and these countries are all capitalistic [i.e. they follow they anarchic method of capitalism] just with trends of "progressivism," and welfare states. I know many Europeans and they laugh when people refer to their countries as socialist, whether it's an insult or not is irrelevant, its just wrong to do so.
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Opposition in the US is from a part of the wealthy who do not want their taxes increased to provide services they don't benefit from. They have been fighting any element of "socialism" since the 1920's. If it was up to these people, they would have troops shoot starving people in the streets rather than ask a rich man to pay taxes to provide services like unemployment insurance.
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@ katmandu Thats not true. They have as much disposable income as americans do. In fact, they also have more vacations days, higher min wages, higher avg wages...reason being = no huge corporations like in america. Most industry and business is still local and small...yea, there are big businesses...but nothing like here in america...
10 :
Socialism isn't doing very good in Europe. I live in Czech Republic. If you pay attention to the news, you've probably heard the word austerity in recent months. The weight of the social system is crushing any growth in the economy. It's too high a tax burden already, and taxes are going up again. France has announced austerity measures, but the system was already collapsing before the recent economic problems. France has been trying to perfect a socialist system for over 150 years, and it's bankrupted the country many times. It would work in America about as good as it works in Europe. The biggest problem with letting people rely on government is that when the government collapses, everybody starves. Self reliant people (19th century America) need never fear a collapse in government.
i know you have to pay a lot of taxes but a lot of good comes out of it like free education and health care. I want a opinion from a European that lives in one and I want details and please tell me if it could work in america if not why. If you don't like this question then please don't answer.
Politics - 10 Answers
Random Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions :
1 :
Pure socialism doesn't work. Pure capitalism doesn't work. The countries with the strongest societies are social Democracies that are hybrids between the two. There's a great deal of private enterprise and private ownership, and there's a lot of public ownership in the areas where public ownership makes sense...health care, insurance, utilities, etc. And where you find public ownership, it's often competing with private ownership.
2 :
They are having trouble financially. There is no such thing as free education and free health care. You pay for it with your taxes. America has more disposable income than France or Sweden. A higher percentage of our population owns cars, boats and homes. We live much more comfortably. We have more materialistically than those nations.
3 :
The Reich Wing likes to lie to us. Someone said there is no such thing as free education and free healthcare. I agree. Interstate highways aren't free but they are free for us to use. We all pay for it and society as a whole benefits from it. It's called civilization.
4 :
Don't forget about Canada. USA is to greedy, to much money would be lost.
5 :
They were in economic ruin before the recent turmoil ensued because they have taxed their people so heavily that no one prospers.
6 :
I think socialism is a great idea. I can stay at home and play warcraft while my rich uncle sam takes care of my family. Why didn't some one think of this sooner?
7 :
All of these countries have heavy privatization, the workers do not own the means of production, and there is no dictatorship of the proletariat. A "socialist" society cannot exist without a planned economy, and these countries are all capitalistic [i.e. they follow they anarchic method of capitalism] just with trends of "progressivism," and welfare states. I know many Europeans and they laugh when people refer to their countries as socialist, whether it's an insult or not is irrelevant, its just wrong to do so.
8 :
Opposition in the US is from a part of the wealthy who do not want their taxes increased to provide services they don't benefit from. They have been fighting any element of "socialism" since the 1920's. If it was up to these people, they would have troops shoot starving people in the streets rather than ask a rich man to pay taxes to provide services like unemployment insurance.
9 :
@ katmandu Thats not true. They have as much disposable income as americans do. In fact, they also have more vacations days, higher min wages, higher avg wages...reason being = no huge corporations like in america. Most industry and business is still local and small...yea, there are big businesses...but nothing like here in america...
10 :
Socialism isn't doing very good in Europe. I live in Czech Republic. If you pay attention to the news, you've probably heard the word austerity in recent months. The weight of the social system is crushing any growth in the economy. It's too high a tax burden already, and taxes are going up again. France has announced austerity measures, but the system was already collapsing before the recent economic problems. France has been trying to perfect a socialist system for over 150 years, and it's bankrupted the country many times. It would work in America about as good as it works in Europe. The biggest problem with letting people rely on government is that when the government collapses, everybody starves. Self reliant people (19th century America) need never fear a collapse in government.
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