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military spending in Denmark

Submitted by Guest on March 4, 2008 - 14:56.

Actually there is an army and military spending in Denmark. They spent 1.3% of GDP on defence in 2007, which is the same as Canada and Germany. The US, of course, topped the spending league in NATO in 2007 at 4% of GDP, but I don't think a large proportion of that money was actually spent on defending Denmark. A breakdown of the figures might reveal a higher percentage spent in Iraq, Afghanistan and on bases in other countries.

Danish taxes are high compared with the US, but it doesn't drive everyone away. The Danes have a democracy and can choose to vote for a lower tax government if they would prefer to have fewer public services, just as America apparently prefers. But many Danes prefer to have the public services.

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