January 18, 2007
Denmark's Welfare State
Here is an interesting article about the Danish welfare state:
Even some relatively conservative economists—like the American Enterprise Institute’s Kevin Hassett, who has been an adviser to John McCain—will concede that the Nordic model works, although they are dubious that the United States could copy it:“The Scandinavians,” Hassett says,“show that you don’t have to have a terrible economy if you have a big welfare state and high taxes.”
The Danes consume about 9.7 kg of coffee per capita per year. That was in 2002. So far, in 2007, I have spent $33.82 on brewed coffee.
Posted by cradle at January 18, 2007 06:30 PMbecause of the sandra factor?
Posted by: kan at January 18, 2007 06:43 PM*scoffs*
Sure looks like a CROISSANT to me.
Posted by: at January 18, 2007 07:47 PMAlso, looks like the wife and I are on our third pound of coffee beans this year, and we've gone for espresso drinks three times, each time she has ordered a triple espresso and I have ordered a large latte. That's about $45 art market rate though we have hook-ups on the beans so we've saved $15 there. The cool part is that of the three lattes I have ordered this year, one of them was actually a latte. It wasn't actually very good because the espresso was over-roasted, but still, that's noteworthy.
Posted by: at January 18, 2007 07:52 PMTo Kan:
You're exactly right! I lived in Denmark for too long, i.e., I consume 9.7 kg of coffee each year.
(Looks like David's coffee expenses skyrocketted within the last 9 days...and I came back 7 days ago. I'm sorry, David!)
Posted by: sandra b at January 19, 2007 04:33 PMMmmmmm.... Danish welfare....
Posted by: Bob S at January 21, 2007 09:57 PM