An ideology in power that favors workers must guide technological development. It determines whether we get a fairer world. Technological progress has not always meant better working conditions or higher wages for everyone. We need to develop innovations that help workers become better at their tasks, not just replace them with automation. Then the technology would…
Category: ideology
Normal inflation means both rising prices and wages
The last year's inflation has mostly meant rising prices. Wages and welfare have not kept up. Result: record-breaking cash register at e.g. ICA and many energy companies. Politicians especially within the right but also within the social democratic movement and trade unions contribute. They urge the wage earners not to demand compensation for increased prices. This is because our inflation…
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....
The myth of the connection between rising wages and inflation strongly questioned
Nordea questions the ideas of neoliberalism and Milton Friedman about the connection between rising wages and inflation. Questioned connection between rising wages and inflation High wages and inflation do not have a clear connection. Read more about how the 90s crisis was not due to us having too much welfare. Post-Covid inflation is due to multiple factors disrupting production not because…
"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,…
Enjoy the summer
Now is the time to recover. The policy is still there when you need it. When you get really hungry for something nutritious, there are many posts to read on this blog. So appreciate life, gather strength for autumn and we will offer the occasional update during the summer as well. As inspiration to…