A conservative view is that a country can either have a sustainable welfare state or high levels of immigration. But that view is wrong. The fact is that we can achieve both a well-functioning welfare state and increased immigration. By using progressive taxes and government deficits to invest in making everyone in society feel good…
Category: Natural resources
A third world war and international inequality
World leaders and experts warn of the risk of a third world war. They point out several similarities between today's game plan and the periods before previous world wars. The conflict in Ukraine has escalated. Documents have been leaked about Russia's alleged plans to enter Moldova and the Baltics and increase its power in Belarus. There are risks of a third…
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…
Sweden is selling out our companies and assets
In 1999, Ford bought Swedish Volvo Cars because the Swedish company lacked capital. The company was then sold to Chinese Geely for 13 billion. (Source: Affärsvärlden). This has led to Swedish capital disappearing abroad. When Sweden's car manufacturer was sold to a Chinese company, a dictatorship gained control of this company. Swedish News 28 October 2022 shows…