The oil crisis gave rise to neoliberalism. I believe that the oil crisis of 1973 was largely based on misinformation and exaggerated fear, something that both Clara E. Mattei and Sven Grassman have highlighted. Mattei describes how the crisis was used to legitimize austerity policies and neoliberal reforms, while Grassman showed how Sweden manipulated its national accounts. The bourgeois government painted a…
Category: Social security contributions
Social benefits and mental illness
Reduced social benefits coincide with more mental illness Why do we feel so bad when we are doing so well? The social contribution has fallen behind in value since 1985. Economic decisions have had a profound impact on both social and psychological problems in society. In 1985, according to Bergmark, Å., "The dynamics of social contribution receipt - duration and exits from...
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…
S new social analysis a flop
S's new social analysis is for immigration but is it and everything else it is in a way that is most repressive. The class analysis and the workers' needs are absent. S is the big red-green society-supporting party. It must abandon the idea of "saving-in-the-barns". This austerity goal is only focused on subsidizing the wealth of the very few at the expense of…
Defend democracy - help Katalys
Katalys writes very insightful texts and reports on working conditions, equality, democracy and a sustainable economy as well as nature's conditions. I am having a tough time financially, but have donated SEK 100 to Katalys. Now I am asking you for your help for Katalys. After a year in power, the right-wing Tidö government, with support from SD, has initiated changes...
Neither demonizing nor releasing the right-wing extremists helps
Of course, it is important not to demonize any political movement, including far-right groups. But helping more extreme right-wing politics by inviting discontent parties on the extreme edge of the right, as The Economist advocates on 2023-09-14 in the editorial "The EU's liberals need better ways to deal with populists" solves nothing. Too often, the right-wing extremists are too…
More multi-disabled people to the assembly line
Our multi-disabled people must lift heavy and fast Our multi-disabled people must have hard jobs. The contributions that are automatically calculated concern the disabled. Kristersson wants to tighten the subsidies by lowering the automatic calculation in the event of inflation. The government, the Liberals and SD want to lower the social security fund every 100 days until it reaches a bottom level of SEK 365/day. The government claims 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…
The truth about immigration
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…
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...