“It is with taxes again”

“Enna Gerin on the democrats hopelessly outdated mittenprojekt”

“This is a kulturartikel which is a part of Aftonbladet’s opinionsjournalistik.”

“the Timing of the spd-led mittenprojektet could not have been worse.”

“Scare after scare warns of the increasing förmögenhetskoncentrationen. Ordinary people’s patience with the constant tax cuts, privatisations and rampant economic inequality has reached the end of the road. Globally challenged marknadsfundamentalismen both of a progressive left and a reactionary right.”

“Oxfam ojämlikhetsrapport showed a couple of weeks ago that the 26 most affluent people in the world own as much as half the world’s population. The number of billionaires in us dollar terms has nearly doubled in the last ten years after the financial crisis. LO’s review of the Swedish power elite reveals that the richest directors have an average income equivalent to 59 industriarbetarlöner. “

“An increase from 55 the year before. In 1980, the difference was at the least, and directors relativinkomster corresponded to nine industriarbetarlöner.”

“It is almost up – and turvy. ”Kanslihushögerns” Erik Åsbrink (S), a former finance minister, wrote on DN Debate on the same day, that we have low taxes on capital income. In addition, the overall tax ratio in Sweden increased, he says. At Expressen’s leader board (7 feb) fired liberal argument for the reintroduction of an inheritance tax, wealth tax and fastighetskatt. Gräddhyllan have to pay more is the conclusion.”

“the Pendulum have laboriously shifted since the financial crisis of ten years ago. It is inside with the taxes again. Special taxes, the economic elite with large capital income to start contributing to the common again. “

“IN the united states suggests young democratic socialists, like congressman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a progressive 70-percent taxation of income of over 80 million. At the same time, the Swedish social democrat party closest to nonplussed in the face of the growing inequality and the economic elite, arrogance of.”

“After thirty long years of neoliberal right-wing politics disguised as the only road mittenpolitik appear the next term of office mittensamarbete as hopelessly out of fashion. In the 1990s the policy will not solve the 2020-century challenges. Correspondingly, the högergir and political mittenprojekt out of step with the times.”