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https://www.intellectualtakeout.org/article/sweden-socialist-no https://www.intellectualtakeout.org/article/sweden-socialist... One aspect to taxes in Sweden t
by bassman9000 8y ago
https://www.intellectualtakeout.org/article/sweden-socialist-no https://www.intellectualtakeout.org/article/sweden-socialist...
One aspect to taxes in Sweden that is not well known is that while taxes are high on labor, they are relatively low for corporations (22 percent) and capital. Keeping taxes low keeps corporations and capital from going to other countries. The 1994 changes in government deregulated everything from taxi, air service, railroads, electricity, telecom and school choice.
The open-competition school choice model in Sweden would trigger U.S. teacher unions into a froth. Parents and pupils decide what school they want to attend and they are all paid for by taxes. Corporations, towns, charities, religions, most anyone and anything can start a school, but it’s up to parents and pupils if they want to attend. The more people that choose a particular school determines if that school will get more government funding.
The fiscal side of Sweden has become increasingly pro free market, ranking 15th globally while the US ranks 18th. These capitalist features have helped sustain Sweden’s standard of living, but dark clouds are on the horizon. The nation has an ageing workforce coupled with a slowing birthrate (1.67 per female, well below the 2.1 needed for a population to maintain its population). Decades without significant construction in cities has resulted in skyrocketing housing prices, while high wages leave many unskilled workers, both Swedish and foreign-born, on the fringes of the labor market.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffreydorfman/2018/07/08/sorry-bernie-bros-but-nordic-countries-are-not-socialist/#4197c96374ad https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffreydorfman/2018/07/08/sorry...
I don't think this is what you have in mind. If it is, it's not socialism. Looks like more market economy than in the US.