As an engineer it easy to lose track of what people can afford, but I do think most people here in Sweden can afford an unexpected $1,000 bill. I found a study

As an engineer it easy to lose track of what people can afford, but I do think most people here in Sweden can afford an unexpected $1,000 bill. I found a study which says that 12% live in households that have a buffer of less than 10,000 SEK (1,175 USD). Most people here do not live from paycheck to paycheck. The real issues are that the poor commit more crimes and that they also are more heavily targeted by the justice system, plus that the US have larger problems with poverty than Sweden.