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Subject: Re: [OM] Couple more Norway shots
From: Philippe <photo.philippe.amard@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 9 May 2019 14:31:17 +0200
When there I was told by some natives that the trust was rich enough for them 
to remain idle, and work (and pay) was there there just to keep them busy … OTT 
prices are sky-high by any standard of living … I paid the MOST expensive 
meal(s) in my life there, ever!

These figures are an indication - my memory retains higher figures for Norway 
...
STAT
Norway
United States
3 course meal for 2 
<https://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/stats/Cost-of-living/Restaurant-prices/3-course-meal-for-2>
      $131.90 
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than United States     $45.00 
Ranked 41st.

Average monthly disposable salary > After tax 
<https://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/stats/Cost-of-living/Average-monthly-disposable-salary/After-tax>
      $4,215.43 
Ranked 6th. 29% more than United States $3,258.85 
Ranked 12th.

Source : 
https://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/compare/Norway/United-States/Cost-of-living

Amities

Philippe



> Le 9 mai 2019 à 10:48, Jez Cunningham <jez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> a écrit :
> 
> It’s the profligate expenditure that kept taxes low...
> 
> On Thu, 9 May 2019 at 07:46, ChrisB <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
>> Jez, Charlie
>> 
>> Thanks.  I had an idea that I was understating it but I hadn’t read about
>> it in a while.
>> 
>> In comparison with the profligate expenditure of the UK’s North Sea income
>> . . . .
>> 
>> Chris
>> 
>>> On 8 May 19, at 17:57, Charles Geilfuss <charles.geilfuss@xxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Yes they have, Chris. Read an article recently. It is a National Pension
>>> Trust that is currently valued at a trillion dollars. It is invested in
>>> companies world-wide and since 1998 has averaged ~6% annual return.
>> Sounds
>>> like a better plan than the USA SSA pyramid scheme.
>>> 
>>> Charlie
>>> 
>>> On Wed, May 8, 2019 at 12:43 PM ChrisB <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> It looks beautiful, Mike.
>>>> 
>>>> I understand that Norway has saved much of its income from the North
>> Sea.
>>>> 
>>>> Chris
>>>> 
>>>> C M I Barker | Gamlingay
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> On 1 May 2019, at 01:00, Mike Gordon via olympus <
>>>> olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Yes, Norway is expensive!   I think pre north sea oil they had the GDP
>>>> of Albania.
>>>>> Buying brew at the grocery store is much more reasonable.  We had very
>>>> nice places with kitchens except in Oslo and tended to have lunch while
>> out
>>>> and about  and  had a light dinner at our
>>>>> own place which kept the expenses down somewhat.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> The view from our deck off rented house in Kabelvåg was not too hard to
>>>> take sipping a brew and having a light dinner. ;-)
>>>>> 
>>>>> https://www.olyendomike.com/Norway-2018/i-Dmx4qLp/A
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