Sweden got more socialist, economy now booming
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I have no idea what this means but I like it.PurpleThrobber said:The Swedes needs some Tudor-like bloodshed to get Princess Sofia on the throne.
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It's a good thing it's not that close to Leningrad.AZDuck said:HI. Sweden, as a non-NATO member, spends much more than most European countries for defense and Swedish defense spending as a proportion of GDP has been comparable to America's for most of the past 50'years, and spending is also rising under the current government. Sweden also maintains a vigorous defense industry which produces most of the armaments purchased by the Swedish armed forces.
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Except the Social Democrats controlled their parliament since 1890, but never let facts get in the way of a good polemicPurpleJ said:Yes it was poorer in the 1800s before a wave of economic reform and a long period of peace. Relatively low government spending coupled with liberal economic policies (i.e. free market capitalism) sparked a period of growth that continued until the mid 20th century when things eventually started to sour due to socialist policies enacted during the 1950s.
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Stupid beyond belief.
If their economy is so great, why again have they been pimping negative interest rates for years, and why again is their household debt skyrocketing?
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Taxes were kept below 10% of GDP until the 30s and they didn't really start to increase until the 50s, but still.AZDuck said:
Except the Social Democrats controlled their parliament since 1890, but never let facts get in the way of a good polemicPurpleJ said:Yes it was poorer in the 1800s before a wave of economic reform and a long period of peace. Relatively low government spending coupled with liberal economic policies (i.e. free market capitalism) sparked a period of growth that continued until the mid 20th century when things eventually started to sour due to socialist policies enacted during the 1950s.
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If the U.S. economy is so great, why again have we? been pimping negative interest rates for years, and why again is our? household debt skyrocketing?HoustonHusky said:Stupid beyond belief.
If their economy is so great, why again have they been pimping negative interest rates for years, and why again is their household debt skyrocketing?
Sounds like that will end well... -
They like soccer.
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We aren't pimping negative interest rates, and we have been stupid for keeping rates low...IMHO they should never have gone below 2% and they should have been ramping them up years ago.AZDuck said:
If the U.S. economy is so great, why again have we? been pimping negative interest rates for years, and why again is our? household debt skyrocketing?HoustonHusky said:Stupid beyond belief.
If their economy is so great, why again have they been pimping negative interest rates for years, and why again is their household debt skyrocketing?
Sounds like that will end well...
And no, it won't end well. You think its a coincidence all TV is for the last 2 years is house-flipping shows? That won't end well... -
Because of socialism.AZDuck said:
If the U.S. economy is so great, why again have we? been pimping negative interest rates for years, and why again is our? household debt skyrocketing?HoustonHusky said:Stupid beyond belief.
If their economy is so great, why again have they been pimping negative interest rates for years, and why again is their household debt skyrocketing?
Sounds like that will end well...
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Not the case. Most Swedish taxes are paid to localities. Maximum national income tax rate is 25%PurpleJ said:
Taxes were kept below 10% of GDP until the 30s and they didn't really start to increase until the 50s, but still.AZDuck said:
Except the Social Democrats controlled their parliament since 1890, but never let facts get in the way of a good polemicPurpleJ said:Yes it was poorer in the 1800s before a wave of economic reform and a long period of peace. Relatively low government spending coupled with liberal economic policies (i.e. free market capitalism) sparked a period of growth that continued until the mid 20th century when things eventually started to sour due to socialist policies enacted during the 1950s.
