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….
Category: Deficit
Money is not the problem
The economy that is wearing us out is the problem We live in a society where almost everything important is said to be too expensive. Healthcare is too expensive. School is too expensive. Dental care is too expensive. Climate change is too expensive. Secure jobs are too expensive. Pensions are too expensive. Humane working conditions are too expensive. But bank profits are not too…
Insurance risks threaten the economic system
🌍 The next major financial crisis is born in the climate crisis – but a new economy can stop it As forest fires, floods and storms become everyday life, insurance companies are pulling back. Houses are becoming uninsured. Banks are stopping lending. Property values are falling. People are losing both their homes and their security. More and more people are now warning that this could be the start of a new global…
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…
Better conditions for teachers strengthen Sweden's competitiveness
Every lesson requires more than just being present in the classroom. So we must create good conditions for teachers. Every teaching hour must provide at least the same amount of time for pre- and post-work. The older the students, the more time each teacher needs. Bo Jansson's government inquiry agrees. It also proposes reduced requirements for documentation and administration. Teachers…
Debt settlement too difficult to obtain
The fact that over-indebtedness is sky-high in Sweden is not just a personal tragedy for hundreds of thousands of people – it is a systemic failure that reveals something deeply immoral in our economic system. In the fall of 2025, collection requirements will decrease slightly, but that is because people are too poor to even borrow. Private debt mountain not necessary We live in a…
From the public home to the financial crisis
Anders Borg's confession and the false burden of debt In 2005, Anders Borg admitted that it was not welfare that caused the 1990s crisis, but a misvalued exchange rate and poorly managed macroeconomic policy. Despite this, welfare was left to bear the blame. The Moderates used this narrative to push through attacks on wage earners, privatizations and cuts. Already in 2006, when Fredrik Reinfeldt won the election,…
Stop the sale of cultural heritage
The government's cultural heritage sale - a scandal in several acts Protest against the sale and against the corruption appointment of Svenonius! Imagine that the state starts selling off our historic castles, churches and other cultural buildings to private actors - and the buyers happen to be friends of those in power. It sounds like a bad detective story, but it's reality. Now a big…
The Mother of Bubbles 2025 – a comment on Cervenka
The mother of bubbles – but what is the basis? Economic journalist Andreas Cervenka accurately points to the risk of a Mother of Bubbles in 2025 after the US AI fever in 2024. The stock market is run by a few companies such as Apple and Nvidia. The "mother of all bubbles" is starting to be warned about, and history teaches us that bubbles burst sooner or later. Often every eight years…
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…