No euro helped Sweden's economy Sweden has historically chosen to stay outside the eurozone. This decision has given the country some financial flexibility and freedom of action in times of crisis. A clear example of this was the financial crisis. The affected world economy in 2008/2009. During this period, Sweden was in a position where we could pursue an expansive monetary policy to...
Category: EMU
No government deficits – society's unnecessary straitjacket
Vote for bigger government deficits! Deficits are part of how the state regulates the market and protects citizens and nature. Neoliberalism attacks this. How is money created? Can we afford to work? Sweden's Riksbank's prize in economic science in memory of Alfred Nobel in 2022 suggested that banks have an important role for the social economy even if this can…
How to save equality and the environment/nature all over the world
Global equality and the environment - how do we save these? Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) is a macroeconomic theory that proposes that governments with their own currency have the ability to spend unlimited amounts of money on desirable sectors of the economy. Sustainably productive investments increase budget space According to MMT, government spending is limited by inflation and not by public debt....
Workers must be underpaid, but the poor must not exist
News agency Järva interviews a smart woman – the poet Nattalie Ström Bunpuckdee. Based on her story, we are reminded once again that we live in an Ayn Rand era where ordinary people are a burden and solidarity is the highest evil. The poor must only obey and deliver but deserve no socio-economic conditions and no housing they have...
The euro would undermine Sweden's independence and welfare
With the Euro, Sweden is no longer fully a state. We can then no longer be able to create money to strengthen industrial production. Now there are forces that want to use crises such as the Corona pandemic and the war in Ukraine to get us into the euro cooperation EMU. This is advocated, among other things, by venture capitalist Christer Gardell in Dagens…
"Survival" - Book for libertarian left-wing social democracy
Why did welfare in Sweden begin to be dismantled from the 70s? Can everyone get a job? How do we give people housing? The climate - how do we save it? Feel good in a challenging society, okay? The newly published book "Survival - for society and the people" wants to spark discussion about society and life. Read the review by Lars Gahrn,…
President Obama and many other (social) democrats listen too much to the middle
Obama said he didn't have much power. That is why he did so little to tax the richest and regulate financial capital. That claim is now rapidly being undermined by Trump with all his executive orders in a short period of time. Trump's commands show how much power the US president really has. Obama's, the Democrats' and the rest of the world's democratic…
The undemocratic TTIP and the secrecy
Europaportalen reports that members of parliament may only read the TTIP agreement in special rooms in Brussels. Otherwise, there is a "risk" that the Swedish publicity principle would come into effect.
Demonstrate against TTIP
On Saturday, September 17, we demonstrate against TTIP. For democracy and against corporate rule. See you there! ———————————– Gothenburg Date: September 17 Time: 12:00 Place: Järntorget Facebook event Gothenburg ———————————– Stockholm Date: September 17 Time: 14: 00 – 16:00 Location: Mariatorget Facebook event Stockholm ———————————– Malmö Date: September 17 Time: 12:00 Location: Järntorget Facebook event Malmö
The EU is trying to go around national parliaments to get TTIP through
TTIP is the so-called free trade agreement between the EU and the US which specifically wants foreign investors in private courts with special rules to be able to sue the agreement countries whose decisions may lead to reduced opportunities for increased profit for said foreign investors. This really threatens the possibility of strengthening welfare, environmental and consumer rights. There are an awful lot of…