[ken5050]

But my Saab 99 was the best damm car I ever owned....7 years..165,000 miles..I wish I'd kept it

[07055]

The late Astrid Lindgren wrote children’s books, including the Pippi Longstocking stories. That success brought her a tax bill from the Swedish government claiming 102 percent of her earnings.

We better hope the Democrats don't read this---it will give them ideas: "Hmmmm. Who says tax rates have to stop at 100% of income? Maybe we can raise the rates to 200%?"

[PLK]

Maybe it’s the homogeneity of the society

Can someone explain this? How have Scandinavian countries managed to escape the hordes of immigrants from 3rd world countries that have invaded other European states? Too far north? Too cold? That can't be, look at Canada's high immigration numbers.

I suspect the answer is that they simply do not allow immigrants into their country. I know this is the case in Iceland - immigrants are not welcome. What I cannot figure out is, why haven't all the good little leftists risen up and destroyed college campuses and cities demanding that their governments open the borders and fill their countries with immigrants?

[TopQuark]

Excellent piece and a great find; thanks,

[I still care]

I dealt with a guy from Norway on ebay. He turned out to be a conservative (rare in Norway!) He told me that he had bought a $2 VHS tape from ebay, but the customs didn't believe the amount. So he had to wait 2 hours on line for customs to check it and then pay a $15 customs fee to them for the "service". He asked me to send him a Bush sticker but I didn't have any at the time!