Changes

Sweden has high taxes and strong trade unions. Even if Sweden has now got a new government instead of the old one, socialistic one, it's still a country where socialism is strong. Fredrik Reinfeldt says that he is not going to destroy the Swedish model - in fact he says he likes that model - he only wants make some small changes. Although one of the parties in the government alliance is named "The Christian Democrats", no decisions have been made to make Christianity stronger in Sweden.  

Sweden has high taxes and strong trade unions. Even if Sweden has now got a new government instead of the old one, socialistic one, it's still a country where socialism is strong. Fredrik Reinfeldt says that he is not going to destroy the Swedish model - in fact he says he likes that model - he only wants make some small changes. Although one of the parties in the government alliance is named "The Christian Democrats", no decisions have been made to make Christianity stronger in Sweden.  

Swedes are paying 65% of their wage, in taxes, if we count ALL taxes (not only the income tax) {fact}, the jobless rate is, according to the new government, 17%. The new government are counting everyone that is out of job (except of they who are over 65 years old, under 18 years old, handicapped or ill), the former government lost the election because of many reasons, but the strongest one was that they had cheated with the jobless rate and maked it look lower than it actually was.  

Swedes are paying 65% of their wage, in taxes, if we count ALL taxes (not only the income tax), the jobless rate is, according to the new government, 17%. The new government are counting everyone that is out of job (except of they who are over 65 years old, under 18 years old, handicapped or ill), the former government lost the election because of many reasons, but the strongest one was that they had cheated with the jobless rate and maked it look lower than it actually was.  

A lot of the money that comes from taxes goes to the unemployed. {fact} Everyone in Sweden got right to have a home, food, water and clothes. Even if the reason is good (to save people from a life on the streets), this costs a lot of money.

A lot of the money that comes from taxes goes to the unemployed. Everyone in Sweden got right to have a home, food, water and clothes. Even if the reason is good (to save people from a life on the streets), this costs a lot of money.

== Is Sweden a democracy?==

== Is Sweden a democracy?==

Krister Renard, a Swedish author, schoolteacher and member in the Swedish organization "Word of Life", describes Sweden as a "totalitarian democracy". Sweden has fair elections, but it is alledged that all childeren are taught in school that leftist princaples are the only fair way to go if you don't want people to die, hungry, on the streets. The history of christianity is not taught in school, but there is not much said about today's churches, and the teachers are often very negative to christianity and teach an uneven  picture of it. They are especially negative to conservative christianity which is described by some teachers as "something that a majority of the swedish christians fortunately do not support" (that's a quote from a swedish teacher in Society Science) {fact}.

Krister Renard, a Swedish author, schoolteacher and member in the Swedish organization "Word of Life", describes Sweden as a "totalitarian democracy". Sweden has fair elections, but it is alledged that all childeren are taught in school that leftist princaples are the only fair way to go if you don't want people to die, hungry, on the streets. The history of christianity is not taught in school, but there is not much said about today's churches, and the teachers are often very negative to christianity and teach an uneven  picture of it. They are especially negative to conservative christianity which is described by some teachers as "something that a majority of the swedish christians fortunately do not support" (that's a quote from a swedish teacher in Society Science).

 

Approximately 80% of the population between the ages of 18 and 65 are members in a trade union.

Approximately 80% of the population between the ages of 18 and 65 are members in a trade union.