Worse unemployment insurance for the long-term unemployed, higher unemployment, eroded welfare resources and tax cuts that have greatly benefited high-income earners. A new report from Katalys examines what the institute describes as the Sweden Democrats' betrayal of the workers, unemployed and low-income earners who helped the party to power. The SD received 29 percent of the workers' votes in the 2022 election and 27 percent among LO members….
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Relationships alone are not enough – happiness requires a holistic perspective
Relationships important but no miracles Good relationships are crucial for well-being. A long-term Harvard study with that message, the New York Times recently highlighted. The research supports it. People with warm, stable relationships live longer and happier on average. Isolation, on the contrary, can be as harmful as smoking. More time with family and friends actually increases…
Strikes, knowledge and demonstrations drive society
History shows that almost all major reforms have started with ordinary people rising up. Kjell Östberg's book People in Motion describes how the right to vote, the eight-hour day and welfare did not come from above but grew out of strikes, demonstrations and union struggles. Workers, women, students and soldiers in uniform took to the streets together and demanded dignity,…
Productivity also requires consideration for people and nature
Sweden's productivity growth has become too low. To reverse the trend, new thinking is needed – not more power for the vested interests of business. Growth that worsens the climate, equality and welfare leads to zero-sum thinking, where everyone ultimately loses. To achieve real development, investments are needed in people, nature and fair working conditions. Collective solutions strengthen both society and growth. https://www.dn.se/debatt/i-nollsummespelet-blir-vi-alla-ekonomiska-forlorare/
The crisis of hyperglobalization – and the path to a new green Bretton Woods
The crisis of hyperglobalization finally arrived. For several decades, the world had been governed by one idea: that more trade, more deregulation and more global capital mobility would automatically lead to prosperity. In the report “Out of the Ashes into the Fire,” Stefan de Vylder calls the period from 1980 to 2016 the era of hyperglobalization – an era in which the economy became increasingly…
Book about reforming America fairer
The Peoples' Union Manifesto: 35 Steps to a USA That Works for Everyone by Ray Gross seeks to reform the United States from corruption through 35 concrete reforms. The book proposes to make compulsory insurance, energy companies and pharmaceutical companies non-profit. The book wants to introduce Medicare for all, universal basic income, and free or low-cost higher education. It also suggests that religious organizations…
Dental care should be included in high-cost coverage – just like healthcare
Dental care is part of the body and should be included in high-cost protection, just like healthcare. Dental care is a real need for the people and an investment that increases production in society through better health and quality of life. This reduces the risk of inflation. Despite this, the government chooses to reduce dental care support for young people and lower the contribution for young adults…
Piketty, Capital and the Ideology of Inequality
Thomas Piketty's "Capital in the Twenty-First Century" Summary of contents: Thomas Piketty's book "Capital in the Twenty-First Century" examines economic inequality throughout history and up to the present day. Piketty uses extensive historical data to analyze wealth distribution and income inequality, focusing on how capital and labor income have developed over time. Main thesis: Piketty argues that the world…
Government: Create more low-wage workers
Tidölaget's strategy is to, after a short time, lower the unemployment fund by 5% every 100 days until it reaches a bottom of SEK 8030 before tax per month. This contrasts with the needs of the long-term unemployed. These are often functionally varied often functionally varied or long-term ill and cannot cope with the low-wage jobs the government advocates to solve...
Visitation zones instead of competitiveness
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…