[bryanlarsen]

You can have your cake and eat it too. It's called the Danish model, although Denmark does not completely implement it. Make it cheap & easy to both hire & fire people, but then take care of people who are fired through a generous safety net. High taxes pay for the safety net.

Explicit taxes are better than implicit taxes. Forcing companies to provide social services such as employment guarantees or health insurance to employees makes taxes look lower than they actually are.

[VirusNewbie]

How does that work with immigration? Does Denmark allow anyone to receive these benefits?

[bryanlarsen]

You have to live there for 10 years before you qualify. But you get to pay the high taxes regardless of whether you qualify or not.