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

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What it is

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.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN uses it as a counterintuitive data point in debates on welfare states, social mobility and entrepreneurship.

  • 5 people recommended it
  • 6 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2016, last 2023

What HN commenters said

  1. “This and a good explanation can be found in”

    Explains why Nordic countries make it easy to get rich.

    okket, 2016-05 · Recommendation · in “GiveDirectly Planning to Give $30M in Basic Income to East Africa”

  2. “which had some other interesting data points as well.”

    Data on rich people per capita and mobility in Canada, Nordics, US.

    btilly, 2017-06 · Recommendation · in “A tale of two Canadas: Where you grew up affects your income in adulthood”

  3. “Here is an interesting related tedx talk about the proportion of rich people in Nordic socialist countries”

    Talk on proportion of rich people in Nordic countries.

    willvarfar, 2018-04 · Recommendation · in “Yanis Varoufakis: Marx predicted our present crisis – and points the way out”

  4. “I watched a very interesting TED talk related to this the other day.”

    Surprising answer on where it is easiest to get rich.

    StavrosK, 2019-05 · Recommendation · in “It's 2059, and the Rich Kids Are Still Winning – Ted Chiang”

  5. “This short tedxoslo had some nice points”

    Short talk with points on social mobility, discussed from 8:30.

    karencarits, 2021-06 · Recommendation · in “Survey shows people no longer believe working hard will lead to a better life”

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Topics: nordic model, social mobility, welfare state, millionaires per capita, economics

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