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> It is the road to serfdom for every talented and ambitious individual, regardless of background. It just perpetuates the class society. The same can be said

• bjornsing 4y ago
  I think the “Swedish model” is actually pretty good for the “collectively employed”, i.e. in roles where you can easily be replaced. The logic should be “if the employer treats you like a collective, then you should bargain as a collective.” For more creative work where talent is very unevenly distributed my impression is that the US doing pretty well actually. A Swedish engineer can only dream of the opportunities for being “exploited” that are available to their American colleagues. Also, if you feel exploited by capitalism you should consider what it feels like to be exploited by capitalism, the unions and the state working together. That’s essentially the situation you’ll end up in if you walk the Swedish path. Some people don’t mind trading their freedom for “safety”, but for those who do it feels terrible. To improve on the US model for creative work I think regulation should focus on strengthening the creative destruction side of capitalism. This might seem counterintuitive, since people like stability. But I think the fairness of a capitalist system depends on it. I don’t mind if rich people have more power in society, as long as they have to risk that power in order to exercise it. What’s unfair to me is that a class of people get to call the shots and reap all the rewards, but get bailed out in various ways when things go sour.