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Month: December 2008
A tax increase can increase productivity
If the government raises taxes in a recession, this need not reduce productivity. In a recession, individuals and perhaps even businesses are cautious about spending. If the government then raises taxes and uses the increased revenue to make public investments in productivity and to compensate those without work (who have so little money…
Time for big public investments
We are now facing an economic crisis similar to that of the 1930s. Global trade is going down. Companies go bankrupt en masse. Great unemployment threatens. In economically difficult times, the breeding ground for racism and right-wing extremism often increases. Can we avoid this? Yes, in the same way as in the 30s through massive global investments in public projects that reintroduce productivity…
Sweden needs a fair direction of travel
The Left Party, the Social Democrats and the Green Party have started a collaboration. They agree that we cannot let the right continue to rule our country. Now we need to take new measures against unemployment and environmental destruction. Vote right, vote for the red-greens. http://www.socialdemokraterna.se/upload/Banner%20central/Samarbete.pdf
Strengths and weaknesses in working life
There must be tolerance because we have different strengths in a workplace. Some are good at searching for information and producing, while others have a great general education. Some are handy, while others have a good spirit of service. In most cases, the person who is weak in one area has a strength in…
The right question
The right question should not be "How much more can we take?" but "How good can we have it?"
Globalization leads to inhumane competition
Global competition leads to things being produced by whoever can do it the cheapest and most efficiently. This causes problems when people in e.g. China works under slave-like conditions and wages. If globalization is to work, the world must change, so that all countries offer fair wages and working conditions. Healthy competition would be possible if all…
Keep the retirement age or lower it!
It is unreasonable to raise the retirement age as advocated by the government's long-term investigation. Many professions such as construction workers or teachers are too demanding to work in after the age of 65. In addition, the retirement age is already high in Sweden. The problem of too few people working in the future when more people are getting older can instead be solved through increased labor immigration. If…