LO has made an excellent film that simply explains the government's highly unfair and extremely ineffective tax cuts:
Month: February 2014
Poor unemployed have increased by 20% since 2004
The proportion of unemployed people who are counted as poor according to the relative poverty line has increased by approx. 20% since 2004. Tapio Salonen, professor of Social Work at Malmö University comments: "- This is close to a direct effect of the policy that was carried out in Sweden throughout 2000 century, when we have awarded those who have a job and...
M obfuscates about unemployment
Jan Ericsson and Maria Plass, members of the Labor Market Committee, write in a debate article in Borås newspaper that the number of employed people is 200 more than in 000. Unemployment should thus have decreased. Then they do not count on the increased population. Unemployment in January 2006 was 2014%. In September 8,2, unemployment was 2006% (Seasonally adjusted data). The statistics…
Member of the conservative student association Ateneum defends reduction in tuition fees
Anders Borg's desire to lower the student grant to instead increase the loan part is a fair proposal. This is the opinion of Sofia Jeppsson, a member of the conservative student association Ateneum. She writes that it is: "/…/in fact an attempt to ensure that those who educate themselves at other people's expense share the fruits of their education."
The road to socially harmful tuition fees
Borg cares about Swedish agriculture
Finance Minister Anders Borg believes that Swedish agriculture will go under. He says the following to the newspaper Land: "- I don't think that Swedish agriculture will survive as an industry." Later in the interview, Borg explains how successful the Italian farmer is. In comparison with its Swedish counterpart: "Look at Italy, there the farmer has risen to...
Timbro's CEO wants to abolish the student grant
On Thursday, February 20, 2014, Timbro's CEO, Marcus Uvell, tweeted the following: "Surprisingly good of the government to want to reduce the subsidy part of the student funds. Of course, it should really be scrapped completely, so 100% is loans.” "It's your education, after all. Why should anyone else pay for it?” The right wants a radically different society. A society without solidarity.
A reduced tuition fee is proposed
The government wants to lower the student grant for students. A saving of SEK 1 billion for one of the economically weaker groups. Brukspatronen's society is at the door. Sign the protest list here and remember to vote out the Alliance.
Attendo anonymously surveys employees' views on benefits in welfare
Attendo has recently carried out anonymous surveys on employees' views on benefits in welfare. According to Attendo, it is not a political issue but a pure industry interest. If it weren't for the fact that Attendo is financed by our tax money, maybe they could be given the right. The use of tax funds is, as you know, something that is decided by our…
The moderates receive money from companies
The moderates claim that they do not receive money from companies. That's not quite true. Already in 2007, the then party secretary Per Schlingmann revealed that the party had received over SEK 800 from the Free Media Foundation. Read more in the article in Summary. See also Alliansfritt Sweden's post. Much pleasure! 🙂