In visitation zones, the police must be able to stop and search people without having a specific suspicion of crime. The idea is that it will make the streets safer, but many are against it. Critics believe that it can lead to abuse and violations of people's rights. This is especially true if it is used against certain groups based on skin color…
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Work for all provides a more stable, state-regulated mixed economy
Work for all is the goal society must have. Brilliant text on the benefits of full employment and its positive side effects. Niklas Blomqvist questions the idea that the market itself can create full employment. For example, Blomqvist points out that attempts to follow this path in the last thirty years have not produced the desired results. He emphasizes that work for…
Your vote for a government building subsidy can save society and the climate
Vote for the state to reintroduce the construction subsidy https://agera.skiftet.org/campaigns/aterinfor-byggstodet A state construction subsidy to build cheap, good and beautiful homes as well as housing subsidies and regulations that lower the average rent to 25% of the salary of low-income earners can have positive effects on the economy. These measures can potentially reduce inflation, increase employment, promote societal output and reduce economic disparities. By increasing…
Interest rates do not control the economy
Interest rates do not control the economy. This makes the central banks' monetary policy an extremely ineffective and blunt tool. Jussi Ora has done the following excellent video interview with economics professor Richard Werner. Werner has examined the historical empirical evidence on whether interest rates control the development of the economy. The result was that interest rates do not control this. Fiscal policy is a much more effective tool for governing…
The right tries to blame post-Covid inflation on welfare and deficit policies
Our inflation post-Covid, the right tries to blame welfare and deficit policy. Just like in the 1970s. The Wall Street Journal says that the national economists will now have to reevaluate their view of the national economy after Covid. Just like after the financial crisis of 2008. But this is calm according to the right because the crisis today with higher inflation is reminiscent of the one in the 1970s and therefore know…
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,…
Preventive and repressive measures are not enough against gang crime and crime
Against gang crime, criminality and social unrest, school and social services are important preventive and rehabilitative efforts, as well as police and prison significant repressive efforts are important parts. But even more important is to offer good jobs to everyone with long-term employment and good wages. Work is historically one of Sweden's most effective integration and order-creating factors. Unemployment also seems to lead…
Too low development of GDP/capita with too low tax
Sweden has had extremely weak productivity growth since 2007 because the tax level was too low. "The truth is that Sweden does not have the highest taxes on work at all, regardless of which of the two standard measurement methods is used.
The Ministry of Finance's forecast: golden state for investments
The Ministry of Finance's forecast: golden position for investments in the strong society Valnytt 2018-08-16 Today, Magdalena Andersson presented the Ministry of Finance's latest forecast for the economic development in Sweden. The forecast is bright and Sweden's economy continues to be strong. In other words: good conditions for continuing to build a stronger society and a safer Sweden.