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You think it's fair that elders are forced to sell their houses, because they cannot afford to pay for basic utility? [0] [0] https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt

You think it's fair that elders are forced to sell their houses, because they cannot afford to pay for basic utility? [0] [0] https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/helsingborg/han-flyttar-fran-sitt-hus-i-astorp-till-en-lagenhet-for-att-elrakningarna-blev-for-dyra https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/helsingborg/han-flyttar-fr... And that it's fair that businesses have to shut down? [1][2][3] [1] https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/helsingborg/klippans-bruk-pausar-produktionen-pa-grund-av-hoga-energipriser https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/helsingborg/klippans-bruk-... [2] https://www.svt.se/nyheter/inrikes/pizzan-kostar-300-kronor-styck-att-baka-elpriserna-tvingar-dem-att-stanga https://www.svt.se/nyheter/inrikes/pizzan-kostar-300-kronor-... [3] https://www.smp.se/lessebo/lessebo-paper-stoppar-produktionen-for-att-elen-ar-for-dyr/ https://www.smp.se/lessebo/lessebo-paper-stoppar-produktione... This is just the beginning by the way and 4 out of 5 jobs are created by small-medium businesses in Sweden. [4] https://www.di.se/pressreleaser/2022/06/10/foretagarforbundet-var-ar-sveriges-smaforetagarminister/ https://www.di.se/pressreleaser/2022/06/10/foretagarforbunde... Socialism is nice until you run out of other peoples money.

lostmsu 4y ago
I am in the US and bought my current house from an older couple who could not keep up with the costs of having it, utilities definitely being a part of it. I do not know Swedish, but Google translate calls the house in the story you linked "a villa", which sounds to me like a rather upscale place. Make what you want out of it. As far as I can see this particular situation has nothing to do with socialism. The link numbered 2 starts with this in Google translate: "Already in February, the Granholm couple from Öland noticed that electricity prices were skyrocketing. Even though they were only open for a few days that month, they received an electricity bill of SEK 30,000." What kind of successful pizza business is open only for a few days a month? Doesn't this make you suspicious about electricity being the biggest cause of the closure, and not just the final kick to the already dying business?
- tmikaeld 4y ago
  It has everything to do with socialism, because the state is the main beneficiary when electricity is tripple taxed (Taxed on buy, sale (double) and transport) and are making billions while people are becoming homeless (requiring welfare to survive). If you also remove businesses that drive tax to pay for welfare, who's then going to pay for everything? They where open during times when electricity cost was at the lowest and yes, of course such hours would never work, it just drives in the point even more, restaurants are unsustainable at high energy costs. Keep in mind that low-pay jobs are non-existent in Sweden due to high lowest-salary regulations, a huge difference from US.

lostmsu 4y ago

I am in the US and bought my current house from an older couple who could not keep up with the costs of having it, utilities definitely being a part of it. I do not know Swedish, but Google translate calls the house in the story you linked "a villa", which sounds to me like a rather upscale place. Make what you want out of it. As far as I can see this particular situation has nothing to do with socialism. The link numbered 2 starts with this in Google translate: "Already in February, the Granholm couple from Öland noticed that electricity prices were skyrocketing. Even though they were only open for a few days that month, they received an electricity bill of SEK 30,000." What kind of successful pizza business is open only for a few days a month? Doesn't this make you suspicious about electricity being the biggest cause of the closure, and not just the final kick to the already dying business?

tmikaeld 4y ago
It has everything to do with socialism, because the state is the main beneficiary when electricity is tripple taxed (Taxed on buy, sale (double) and transport) and are making billions while people are becoming homeless (requiring welfare to survive). If you also remove businesses that drive tax to pay for welfare, who's then going to pay for everything? They where open during times when electricity cost was at the lowest and yes, of course such hours would never work, it just drives in the point even more, restaurants are unsustainable at high energy costs. Keep in mind that low-pay jobs are non-existent in Sweden due to high lowest-salary regulations, a huge difference from US.