A party with a democratic tradition The Liberals carry a historical heritage that few Swedish parties can match. When the party was called the People's Party, liberal forces contributed to voting rights reforms and political modernization. With support from liberal voters, the Social Democrat Hjalmar Branting was able to take a seat in the Riksdag as early as 1896. This history shows that the will to social reform and liberal freedom have long been…
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Freedom, work, housing and social mobility now
Indeed, the Social Democrats must deliver freedom, work, housing and social mobility – not just manage neoliberalism, say three Social Democrats. So I say that we need a systemic shift back to welfare with a humane refugee policy, labor immigration to shortage occupations, improved pensions, a green transition, free dental care, pharmaceuticals and healthcare, restored social insurance, etc. There is rumbling among the grassroots For people is…
Ethics in a brutal time
A newsletter from SubRosa discusses brutalization in our brutal age, I want to highlight that in my opinion that supports Karl Marx in this dilemma. Matter before morality Marx emphasizes matter before morality, while Hegel says that history develops out of a struggle between ideas (often of a moral nature) that ends in the modern state with…
Life is the meaning of life
Life itself is the meaning of life and not just my own life but all life and the preservation of this in as peaceful and pleasant a way as possible is the meaning of life. Of course, we will be happier in a more equal and libertarian and more empathetic world than today's. Working for a better society makes us…
Your vote for a government building subsidy can save society and the climate
Construction subsidies build the economy and housing. Now even the really big companies and construction companies are starting to risk bankruptcy due to austerity policies and the cutbacks in construction subsidies. Vote for the state to reinstate construction subsidies https://agera.skiftet.org/campaignsr/aterinfor-byggstodet To increase the state's construction subsidies to build cheap, good and beautiful housing as well as increase housing subsidies and implement regulations to lower…
The right thinks the poor should eat less
Poor people should eat less. At the same time, 500 people in Sweden cannot afford basic expenses and certainly no greed inflation. In 000, 2022% of households lacked a buffer for unforeseen expenses. But the right's solution to inflation is that low-income earners should reduce their consumption of electricity, heat and food. Therefore, many Swedes now have to lower the temperature...
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…
The Tidö housing minister has abandoned housing policy
The government abandons the housing policy. First, the Tidö government decided that they would abolish all housing subsidies. Now the minister is canceling two investigations that had the purpose of countering residential segregation. Read more here. Yes, with even more residential segregation, it paves the way for even more social problems in vulnerable areas. There will also be problems getting housing people can afford...
Trickle-down economics has reached the end of the road
The absurdity becomes almost comical. Simona Mohamsson wants to make Sweden a tax haven for billionaires and double the number of billionaires by 2036, despite the fact that Sweden is already one of the world's most favorable countries for very large fortunes. TV4, SVT and Sveriges Radio have reported on the Liberals' goal of 1,000 billionaires, and economists have already expected…
We need more rental properties with a good standard and low rent
It must never become the norm to offer rental apartments without either their own shower or toilet. We shall not accept that type of standard development. Rents could also be lower. No thanks, Botrygg. This is how we can afford good, cheap, beautiful and comfortable rental properties for everyone who needs them.