Utopia Talk - Politics - Swedish Public Transport

Welcome to the Utopia Forums! Register a new account
The current time is Thu Jul 30 18:19:57 UTC 2026

Utopia Talk / Politics / Swedish Public Transport

williamthebastard
rank Thu Jul 30 11:10:53
Have to go to Sweden for 3 weeks in January. A friend is letting me stay for free in an empty house he only lets in the summer.

Its far off in the countryside, and only busses 4 times a day. I'll need to take the train a few times, and since there are so few busses there, you are allowed to book a cab and get your money back at the train station.

Apart from busses and trains being 3 times cleaner and more comfortable than US planes, even cabs are part of the deal in situations where the state cant provide transport every 15 minutes.

Sam Adams
rank Thu Jul 30 13:04:58
Lol poor people getting around in poor people ways.

Rugian
rank Thu Jul 30 13:09:51
"The United States has a significantly higher rate of car ownership than Sweden, with about 850 to 865 vehicles per 1,000 people in the U.S. compared to roughly 470 to 544 vehicles per 1,000 people in Sweden. On a household level, about 88% of U.S. households own a car, while Swedish ownership rates trail lower per capita due to extensive public transit and urban design."

----

Aka, Swedish people are too poor to afford cars. RIP

jergul
rank Thu Jul 30 15:27:36
You think US people can afford cars better? Swedes are just not stupid enough to get cars they cant afford.

Rugian
rank Thu Jul 30 15:42:08
jergul

Scandinavians writ large are serfs for their governments. You exist to create revenue for the state.

There are some benefits to that arrangement. But the downside is that you have much less discretionary wealth.

jergul
rank Thu Jul 30 16:14:37
Ruggy
Nope. Slaves are those imprinted with it through feudalism. We have trust based common wealth systems. You would not understand.

jergul
rank Thu Jul 30 16:15:33
"The personal household savings rate is roughly 3.0% in the United States and 4.9% in Norway"

jergul
rank Thu Jul 30 16:16:52
You also seem to conflate credit based consumer spending with "discretionary wealth".

jergul
rank Thu Jul 30 16:24:51
First quotation AI generated, as is the following:

"The average credit card balance per consumer in the United States is approximately $6,659, with over half of cardholders carrying a revolving balance month-to-month. In contrast, Norway's median unsecured revolving credit card debt per person is roughly $1,964 (approx. 21,000 NOK), reflecting a culture where most credit card users pay balances in full to avoid high interest rates."

show deleted posts

williamthebastard rank	Thu Jul 30 11:10:53 Have to go to Sweden for 3 weeks in January. A friend is letting me stay for free in an empty house he only lets in the summer. Its far off in the countryside, and only busses 4 times a day. I'll need to take the train a few times, and since there are so few busses there, you are allowed to book a cab and get your money back at the train station. Apart from busses and trains being 3 times cleaner and more comfortable than US planes, even cabs are part of the deal in situations where the state cant provide transport every 15 minutes.
Sam Adams rank	Thu Jul 30 13:04:58 Lol poor people getting around in poor people ways.
Rugian rank	Thu Jul 30 13:09:51 "The United States has a significantly higher rate of car ownership than Sweden, with about 850 to 865 vehicles per 1,000 people in the U.S. compared to roughly 470 to 544 vehicles per 1,000 people in Sweden. On a household level, about 88% of U.S. households own a car, while Swedish ownership rates trail lower per capita due to extensive public transit and urban design." ---- Aka, Swedish people are too poor to afford cars. RIP
jergul rank	Thu Jul 30 15:27:36 You think US people can afford cars better? Swedes are just not stupid enough to get cars they cant afford.
Rugian rank	Thu Jul 30 15:42:08 jergul Scandinavians writ large are serfs for their governments. You exist to create revenue for the state. There are some benefits to that arrangement. But the downside is that you have much less discretionary wealth.
jergul rank	Thu Jul 30 16:14:37 Ruggy Nope. Slaves are those imprinted with it through feudalism. We have trust based common wealth systems. You would not understand.
jergul rank	Thu Jul 30 16:15:33 "The personal household savings rate is roughly 3.0% in the United States and 4.9% in Norway"
jergul rank	Thu Jul 30 16:16:52 You also seem to conflate credit based consumer spending with "discretionary wealth".
jergul rank	Thu Jul 30 16:24:51 First quotation AI generated, as is the following: "The average credit card balance per consumer in the United States is approximately $6,659, with over half of cardholders carrying a revolving balance month-to-month. In contrast, Norway's median unsecured revolving credit card debt per person is roughly $1,964 (approx. 21,000 NOK), reflecting a culture where most credit card users pay balances in full to avoid high interest rates."
	show deleted posts

Your Name:
Your Password:
Your Message: