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Hmm, this policy may backfire and not work as intended leading to a number of unintended consequences (a.k.a "Cobra effect"). If I'm a poor male it'll be great
by freefaler 2y ago
Hmm, this policy may backfire and not work as intended leading to a number of unintended consequences (a.k.a "Cobra effect").
If I'm a poor male it'll be great to pay get a loan of 5K-10K USD, be shipped to Sweden and then collect my reward of 34000 USD (350K Krona), return my loan and live off the rest for several months, before repeating the trip and getting some of the Sweden taxpayer's money.
Or if I'm especially evil warloard/criminal in Congo or a comparable place, to kidnap one part of the family (the wife, the kids, the parents) and force the other part (the husband, the wife) to go to Sweden to collect the reward.
From the article these are not discussed there, but may be they'd have though about these consequences. It looks like "we'd rather pay, than use force" scenario with taxpayer's money.
P.S. The Cobra effect:
The term comes from a story during British colonial rule in India. The British government, aiming to reduce the number of dangerous cobras, offered a bounty for every dead cobra. In response, enterprising individuals began breeding cobras to kill them and collect the bounty. When the government realized this, they canceled the program, leading the cobra breeders to release the now-worthless snakes, resulting in an even larger cobra population than before.
- jinushaun 2y agoI came here to post the same thing. This is the most obvious consequence of this policy.
- xenospn 2y agoAt this point, I don’t think most Swedes will object to using force.
- gpjt 2y agoIn Terry Pratchett's slightly modified version, Lord Vetinari's solution for the final step was more effective -- "tax the rat farms"