[loeg]

Somewhat more true of Luxembourg than of Switzerland.

> Luxembourg remains a financial powerhouse – the financial sector accounts for more than 35% of GDP - because of the exponential growth of the investment fund sector through the launch and development of cross-border funds (UCITS) in the 1990s. Luxembourg is the world’s second-largest investment fund asset domicile, after the US, with $4 trillion of assets in custody in financial institutions.

https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/luxembourg/... (2020)

[inter_netuser]

Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Iceland apparently all have higher median annual incomes than the US.

Why is it that nice places to live have such horrible weather?

[guythedudebro]

Bad weather incentivizes industriousness

[inter_netuser]

Strong argument against global warming?