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All Norwegians become crown millionaires, in oil saving landmark
Reuters via news.yahoo.com ^
| Jan 8, 2014
| Alister Doyle
Posted on 01/09/2014 11:01:00 AM PST by posterchild
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1 million Krone = about $160K USD.
To: posterchild
The cost of living in Norway makes those millionaires look like paupers. $15 Happy Meals at Oslo McDonalds
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posted on
01/09/2014 11:04:08 AM PST
by
SeminoleCounty
(Amnesty And Not Ending ObamaCare Will Kill GOP In 2014)
To: posterchild
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posted on
01/09/2014 11:06:05 AM PST
by
Wolfie
To: posterchild
SHUT DOWN MUSLIM IMMIGRATION.
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posted on
01/09/2014 11:07:42 AM PST
by
gaijin
To: posterchild
One of the most financially stable countries in the world today.
No net national debt
One of strongest banking systems
One of the strongest central banks
Good currency.
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posted on
01/09/2014 11:15:11 AM PST
by
aMorePerfectUnion
(Truth is hate to those who hate the Truth)
To: aMorePerfectUnion
You left out...
Relatively small population.
Norway is not a multi-cultural society.
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posted on
01/09/2014 11:19:00 AM PST
by
dfwgator
To: posterchild
What's in your wallet? Apparently everything now.
Pass the Caviar, Alrek. Tomorrow we will raid Italy for a great deal on beachfront property!
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posted on
01/09/2014 11:23:20 AM PST
by
VanDeKoik
To: dfwgator
Alaska has the Permanent Fund which works the same as Norway's oil fund. About the same amount of oil has been produced since 70's here in Ak as in Norway since 90's. Govt in both places is funded by the oil wealth. Alaska has 40 billion in their fund, Norway 5 trillion. Looks like Norway got a much better deal for their oil than Alaska.
Not complaining though. State taxes don't exist in Alaska due to the oil wealth. We don't even have property taxes along the Yukon; now imagine that?
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posted on
01/09/2014 11:50:42 AM PST
by
Eska
To: posterchild
It figures. My family was run out of Norway years ago. A male ancestor got caught giving the herring to a Norwegian Princess. We’re a poor, but extremely good-looking and slippery, family.
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posted on
01/09/2014 11:53:34 AM PST
by
blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer")
To: Eska
Alaska has 40 billion in their fund, Norway 5 trillion. Looks like Norway got a much better deal for their oil than Alaska. Does Norway give 50% (or more or less) to the residents or keep it all for the government? Alaskans may have gotten the better deal if Norwegians only fund the government and not the individual people.
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posted on
01/09/2014 11:55:14 AM PST
by
thackney
(life is fragile, handle with prayer)
To: thackney
Here we go again, ha ha. How ya doing? When ya going to get up here with your boys to shoot some caribou?
I'm wondering how they going to keep that referendum off the ballot this year? It might reverse all of Parnel's efforts?
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posted on
01/09/2014 12:02:10 PM PST
by
Eska
To: SeminoleCounty
Who needs McDonald’s when they can eat Lutefisk?
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posted on
01/09/2014 12:04:07 PM PST
by
Rebelbase
(Tagline: optional, printed after your name on post)
To: blueunicorn6
Was the herring raw, pickled, or smoked?
To: posterchild
Family legend has it that it was a veritable herring smorgasbord.
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posted on
01/09/2014 12:32:14 PM PST
by
blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer")
To: Eska
Except Norwegians don’t get a yearly refund check like Alaskans.
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posted on
01/09/2014 12:56:18 PM PST
by
bjorn14
(Woe to those who call good evil and evil good. Isaiah 5:20)
To: posterchild
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posted on
01/09/2014 1:06:35 PM PST
by
SteveH
(First they ignore you. Then they laugh at you. Then they fight you. Then you win.)
To: blueunicorn6
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posted on
01/09/2014 1:13:54 PM PST
by
MattinNJ
(It's over Johnny. The America you knew is gone. Denial serves no purpose.)
To: Eska
I miss it. I’ve got girls, not boys but they still like to shoot. My middle one started Barrel Racing, that takes nearly all our time. At least it gets us off our behinds and out of the house.
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posted on
01/09/2014 1:25:33 PM PST
by
thackney
(life is fragile, handle with prayer)
To: SteveH
the usa should do this Norway (and Alaska) can do it because the government claims the mineral rights underneath privately owned property.
So no, the US government should not take the privately owned mineral rights and claim it for themselves.
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posted on
01/09/2014 1:27:35 PM PST
by
thackney
(life is fragile, handle with prayer)
To: bjorn14
I heard they did, pfd last year was like 800 bucks, not enough to worry about; but helps buy some extra winter supplies for when it's minus 60.
Point being they have gotten 800 billion in the bank for their oil, Alaska 40 billion; same amount of oil produced I read somewhere. The oil industry has always bought off all the politicians in Alaska, no joke. Parnell gave oil industry 4-5 billion in tax relief promising future investment, more oil in the pipeline. Fine with me if it occurs, but I hope to see the investment. The Feds do away with all tax relief, why doesn't Oil Industry buy Obama off? I'm sure "O" has a price. Supposed to be a referendum this year reversing Parnell's tax relief. Oil better not let that come to pass; many Alaskans are cynical.
Eventually Oil Industry will get it for free or we'll have to pay them to get that dirty oil outta the ground. Eventually, our politicals will get their greedy hands on that 40 billion too; but we Alaskans will sure have a good time keeping it away from them for as long as possible. ha.
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posted on
01/09/2014 1:46:41 PM PST
by
Eska
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