In Norway, people are heavily taxed. In return they receive free?

Shareholders in other EEA Member States may be allowed the same basic tax-free allowance on dividend payments. Shareholders resident outside the EEA-area do not receive the basic tax-free allowance. The tax rate / withholding tax are either 22 percent or a lower rate according to an applicable tax treaty. Interest and royalty

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the first phase of the government’s plan for settlement was building the transcontinental railroad. the railroad provided a way to bring settlers and manufactured goods west and ship their agricultural and mining produce east. the transcontinental railroad was an essential artery for rapid development of the frontier.

the second phase of the government’s plan was a liberal land distribution policy that made it possible for many people to homestead. with these two key elements—transportation and cheap land—the government rapidly achieved its goal of persuading people to move west, settle on farms, and push back the frontier.