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Its just in general they are obnoxious and privileged

Well suggesting a realistic solution is that Mr Putin takes his tanks home with him is somewhat laughable is it not?

I don't think I actually said that

Well that is no more happening than Zelensky unilaterally laying down arms and ceasing hostilities

Putin gained popularity because of the state of the country after the western strategy post cold war towards it

They’ve got more points than any other team in the league and have averaged over two points a game in last 10

A different view on China is the difference.

It shouldn't be the hour though. After the Sunderland game I met up with someone in the Anecdote for half an hour and then walked to my car at the CP1 car park - so a 15 minute walks - and they were still closed. The only real potential danger point is the crossing at the Jimmy Hill Way but...

Well no the biggest problem is you cannot access the bridge from half the ground as its fenced off. Also you still have to cross the island if you park in Winding House Lane. The bridge anyway would never be able to cope with the flow of people leaving the ground

I never really understand why people think higher taxation is a positive way of increasing the governments ability to spend on services

Has it impacted their happiness index? Have they not also seen immigration as an issue thats caused problems?

Our income tax levels are the 8th highest in the world

Well clearly nothing to do with factors such as rich v poor, widening gap between the wealthy and not, unemployment levels (Sweden is 4th highest in the EU) or targeting taxing the wealthy. So its clearly nothing to do with economic factors or political policy

Why is the rich to poor gap no better then than in any other major EU countries?

Maybe so but the Gini coeffcient has Sweden higher now than many other EU countries - so the rich v poor gap is strong and increasing

But Sweden have stopped wealth taxation and generally reduced the burden on taxing the wealthy as its acknowledged in has to encourage wealthy people to remain to boost the economy. Most of Scandinavia does not have a minimum wage either - something you frequently demand here is increased

Sweden removed wealth taxes and inheritance tax didn't they?

Sounds like heaven I'm in https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanepe/article/PIIS2666-7762(23)00028-5/fulltext#:~:text=Sweden's%20Gini%2Dcoefficient%E2%80%94a%20measure,society%2C%20which%20Sweden%20is%20facing.

He was mates with Strachan

Like what?