Leading bourgeois debaters claim that low wages are necessary to integrate new arrivals. Naomi Abramowicz writes in Göteborgs-Posten, on January 7, 2016:
"The idea of having a labor market with large income differences rhymes badly with the Swedish idea of equality. But it is a necessity if more people are to have a chance to enter the labor market.”
The reasoning is based on a logical fallacy. The idea is that reduced wage costs should increase the employers' incentive to hire. However, Sweden is already today a knowledge nation that primarily competes with knowledge, not with low wages. Low wages lead to reduced purchasing power, which creates a negative development in the economy as a whole. The demand for the companies' goods and services decreases, which leads to even worse employment opportunities. In addition, it creates social tensions.
Abramowicz believes that Sweden can draw inspiration from Germany. There are so-called mini-jobs. Jobs that bring about 4 kroner per month. In order to reach a reasonable standard of living, the employees may supplement with subsistence allowance (social allowance). There is much to object to this. The Guardian writes that economic research shows that the German mini-jobs did not contribute to the German economic miracle. To use a moderate election slogan: "It should pay to work."