We live in a country with many opportunities. We have a general welfare system and a highly educated population. Clean environment, large forests and beautiful lakes. The electoral system is proportional: there is room for more than two parties to be in power. Sweden is also richer than ever. The accumulated the fortune is now more than 12 billion.
At the same time, it is many things that need to be fixed. There is a glaring lack of rental properties at reasonable rents. Sick leave rates are high due to an increasingly pressured working life. Teachers and pre-school teachers and healthcare staff are on their knees. Many other professional groups are also under heavy pressure. Many are in debt up to their ears (see the link on the wealth). The railway network needs to be upgraded immediately. Too few are involved in party politics. To take a few examples.
So, here goes some suggestions on how we can build a better country in 2017:
- Join a red-green party: The Social Democrats, Vänsterpartiet, The Green Party
- Join an online organization that Avaaz or SumOfUs
- Get involved in an interest organization: The Swedish Society for Nature Conservation or maybe MSF?
Contact like minded. Help others and be helped yourself. Together we have every opportunity to build a strong and fair country where all people can live a good life.