Finland declared most prosperous

[Josh Weinstein]

http://www.prosperity.com/rankings.aspx

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091027/lf_nm_life/us_prosperity_index

Finland ranks highest in economic growth, personal freedom, and democracy. I guess the Glen Becks and the Bill O'Reillys of the world might be disappointed that United States is ranked 9th.

[Machu505]

Woo Finland.

[saysmydoctor]

Is water still wet?

[MyNameIsRoss]

surprised we're ranked that high

[theguy77]

i'm infatuated with sweden.

[Machu505]

Spain and Greece > The rest of Europe


Just sayin'.

[le_rawr]

surprised we're ranked that high

this

[denissuxx]

I thought Norway was top?

Edit: Well, it is top of Education, Personal Freedom and Safety and Security

Edit2: How the fuck is the US ahead of the UK?

[bladerdude360]

I thought Norway was top?

Edit: Well, it is top of Education, Personal Freedom and Safety and Security

Edit2: How the fuck is the US ahead of the UK?
Because we rock balls, that's how ;-).

[jwicklun]

lol is finland socialist? then I think thats something to stick in Glenn Beck's face

[bladerdude360]

i'm infatuated with sweden.
I have family who lives in Sweden (I don't have any Swedish blood, though) so I get to visit them in Stockholm every once in a while. I've been e or 4 times in my life, and I have to say that it is an awesome place. Definitely worth checking out if you get the chance. Plus, literally almost every girl there is crazy good looking. It's insane, I don't know how they do it.

EDIT: I think these videos are awesome (Sorry, I don't know how to embed the Daily Show).
http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-april-21-2009/the-stockholm-syndrome-pt--1
http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-april-22-2009/the-stockholm-syndrome-pt--2

[theguy77]

I have family who lives in Sweden (I don't have any Swedish blood, though) so I get to visit them in Stockholm every once in a while. I've been e or 4 times in my life, and I have to say that it is an awesome place. Definitely worth checking out if you get the chance. Plus, literally almost every girl there is crazy good looking. It's insane, I don't know how they do it.

everything i ever read about sweden, every picture i ever see, i love. their government in a lot of ways is like the model of what's most conducive to my interests, as well. plus theyve got actually a pretty damn good music scene for a country you wouldnt expect to make such contributions to western music as a whole -- in fact at my radio station, someone has a show that plays exclusively swedish pop and their idea of pop music is so much better than ours haha. i really do want to spend a few months or even a year there someday.

[unionx]

The Scandinavian countries are usually on top of lists like these.

[bladerdude360]

everything i ever read about sweden, every picture i ever see, i love. their government in a lot of ways is like the model of what's most conducive to my interests, as well. plus theyve got actually a pretty damn good music scene for a country you wouldnt expect to make such contributions to western music as a whole -- in fact at my radio station, someone has a show tat plays exclusively swedish pop and their idea of pop music is so much better than ours haha. i really do want to spend a few months or even a year there someday.
Speaking of Sweden and music, I remember reading an article (I think it was in Spin) about how they are one of the largest exporters of music in the world, and how their government actually sponsors a lot of music and art stuff. My uncle was actually a musician when he moved to Sweden. After a while he stopped performing and began translating between English and Swedish for songs, books, and the like, and more recently has been working as a translator for the Swedish government. From what I've heard from discussion when we see our Swedish family, there are definitely some flaws (I can't remember specifics right now), but overall they are very happy with it. The one thing that must suck for kids though is that alcohol is crazy expensive (at least in Stockholm, I don't know if it's nationwide). I remember being on vacation and my cousin wanting to buy some Smirnoff Ice type stuff from the hotel bar and having to pay a good amount of money haha.

[aoftbsten]

I thought Norway was top?

Edit: Well, it is top of Education, Personal Freedom and Safety and Security

Edit2: How the fuck is the US ahead of the UK?

They're both pretty flawed, I like the US structure better than the UK's though. I am a little surprised by that ranking though. I blame Chavs.

[aoftbsten]

I have family who lives in Sweden (I don't have any Swedish blood, though) so I get to visit them in Stockholm every once in a while. I've been e or 4 times in my life, and I have to say that it is an awesome place. Definitely worth checking out if you get the chance. Plus, literally almost every girl there is crazy good looking. It's insane, I don't know how they do it.

EDIT: I think these videos are awesome (Sorry, I don't know how to embed the Daily Show).
http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-april-21-2009/the-stockholm-syndrome-pt--1
http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-april-22-2009/the-stockholm-syndrome-pt--2

Those video's were great haha. Love the Daily Show.

[aoftbsten]

http://www.prosperity.com/rankings.aspx

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091027/lf_nm_life/us_prosperity_index

Finland ranks highest in economic growth, personal freedom, and democracy. I guess the Glen Becks and the Bill O'Reillys of the world might be disappointed that United States is ranked 9th.

I'd love to see how the spin this one in the US's favor.

[theguy77]

Speaking of Sweden and music, I remember reading an article (I think it was in Spin) about how they are one of the largest exporters of music in the world, and how their government actually sponsors a lot of music and art stuff. My uncle was actually a musician when he moved to Sweden. After a while he stopped performing and began translating between English and Swedish for songs, books, and the like, and more recently has been working as a translator for the Swedish government. From what I've heard from discussion when we see our Swedish family, there are definitely some flaws (I can't remember specifics right now), but overall they are very happy with it. The one thing that must suck for kids though is that alcohol is crazy expensive (at least in Stockholm, I don't know if it's nationwide). I remember being on vacation and my cousin wanting to buy some Smirnoff Ice type stuff from the hotel bar and having to pay a good amount of money haha.

that really, really impresses me hahaha. maybe i want to move my band there to get recognition instead. do you have to have swedish citizenship for that sort of thing?

[denissuxx]

They're both pretty flawed, I like the US structure better than the UK's though. I am a little surprised by that ranking though. I blame Chavs.

Yeah, I think it's got a lot to do with that and immigration

Because we rock balls, that's how ;-).

No.

[My Broken Fever]

Number 8, hurah.

[TheReckoner]

Because we rock balls, that's how ;-).
Nope.

[bladerdude360]

Yeah, I think it's got a lot to do with that and immigration



No.

Nope.
As much as I do love America, my post was a joke (it had a winking smiley face in it!). I didn't look at the rankings and have no idea what their criterion were.

[TheReckoner]

As much as I do love America, my post was a joke (it had a winking smiley face in it!). I didn't look at the rankings and have no idea what their criterion were.
All is forgiven.

[denissuxx]

As much as I do love America, my post was a joke (it had a winking smiley face in it!). I didn't look at the rankings and have no idea what their criterion were.

All is forgiven.

[TheReckoner]

All is forgiven.
:o
You copied me!

[denissuxx]

:o
You copied me!

Sue me :-p

[Smash Adams]

But we're #1 in Entrepreneurship and Innovation bitches

[monkeytarget]

The one thing that must suck for kids though is that alcohol is crazy expensive (at least in Stockholm, I don't know if it's nationwide). I remember being on vacation and my cousin wanting to buy some Smirnoff Ice type stuff from the hotel bar and having to pay a good amount of money haha.

Our government has monopoly on alcohol so we can only by it at a special store, and it's closed on weekends. That sucks really hard.

[BryterJonah]

jgTyVkpJY3g

[jesse-k]

come on guys, stop trying to make this thread about sweden.. I mean sure, they have way better looking girls there than here, but still

[doppelganger]

south korea was doing ok at 26 and most scores below 30 but personal freedom is at 70 rofl.

[SomedayTheFire]

Ireland beats UK :-p also health at number 2? bullshit haha

[anamericangod]

Anyone wanna go to Zimbabwe?

[bung]

#1 in Entrepreneurship and Innovation biatch.

[Kozzy333]

Canada beats USA.

[Praetor]

Very interesting.

[Machu505]

I bet it's that new right to Internet they have.

[GeeBee]

The Scandinavian countries are usually on top of lists like these.

They also top lists for suicide. It's a give and take.

[unionx]

They also top lists for suicide. It's a give and take.

Rich and dead, or poor and living?

[Praetor]

Some of the statistics they use for this are pretty outdated...for example, the US's overview page lists unemployment at 5%.

[TheReckoner]

Sue me :-p
*sues denis*
Pay up, biatch. :D