Why is Socialism so popular all of a sudden

[dspahn]

The reason socialism is gaining in popularity is that our youth are disillusioned about the prospects of their future. The current system isn't looking to good to them.

Why? Because they might have to get a job they don’t “feel good” about? Isn’t that why these companies pay us for our time? Seems counter intuitive that they would want to work for free instead and live on the govt dole.


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[BILLSANDS]

If I was 40 year younger I'd probably be a socialist feeling that with the I.O.U. previous generations have stuck us with, the government owes us.

for almost 100 years sweden has had a socialist sort of system and people are very prosperpus and successful there

 

[Tehon]

The reason socialism is gaining in popularity is that our youth are disillusioned about the prospects of their future. The current system isn't looking to good to them.

Why? Because they might have to get a job they don’t “feel good” about? Isn’t that why these companies pay us for our time? Seems counter intuitive that they would want to work for free instead and live on the govt dole.


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Probably because the debt they incur to get educated before they can enter the workforce is deflating to their spirit. They can see that the economic system is being stacked against them. Most anyone can see it happening.

 

[AzogtheDefiler]

Average Joes are tired of being stomped on by the American oligarchy.

How is it Bill Gates fault that he is rich? Did he steal money from you?

 

[AzogtheDefiler]

If I was 40 year younger I'd probably be a socialist feeling that with the I.O.U. previous generations have stuck us with, the government owes us.

for almost 100 years sweden has had a socialist sort of system and people are very prosperpus and successful there

Why do many athletes who earn significant monies move and establish residences elsewhere? If you make over $76k your taxes are ~61%.

Sweden's far-right eyes election gains as gang violence rises | Reuters


Nordic counries are smaller and homogeneus so it is easier to have socialist policies but I don't believe the Gov't controls industries and workers own companies. Correct me if I am wrong.

 

[Camp]

Socialist type programs began being experimented with by countries, including America during rhe Great Depression almost a hundred years ago. Leaders were desperate for solutions and labels meant very little. Over the decades of almost a century, nations have adopted socialist type programs as the best solution to various societal problems and circumstances that could not be solved by any other means.

 

[Brain357]

Average Joes are tired of being stomped on by the American oligarchy.

How is it Bill Gates fault that he is rich? Did he steal money from you?

Don’t underestimate the collision to hold workers down.
Revealed: Apple and Google's wage-fixing cartel involved dozens more companies, over one million employees

 

[NightFox]

If I was 40 year younger I'd probably be a socialist feeling that with the I.O.U. previous generations have stuck us with, the government owes us.

for almost 100 years sweden has had a socialist sort of system and people are very prosperpus and successful there

Nice bit of revisionism there ….

Since the post war period Sweden has suffered severe economic crisis in the 1970's, 1980's and early 1990's falling from 4th in GDP per capita to 16th by 1998, Sweden's economy only began a real recovery after joining the EU in 1995 and undergoing major structural reforms and even today still has one of the highest marginal tax rates in the developed world and a high dependence on foreign investment and exports.

… and all that with a TINY (10 million) relatively homogenous population.

Sweden's economic model is nothing to emulate unless you happen to be a country with a tiny homogenous population with access to the common market, the ECB and subsidized national defense.

 

[Brain357]

If I was 40 year younger I'd probably be a socialist feeling that with the I.O.U. previous generations have stuck us with, the government owes us.

for almost 100 years sweden has had a socialist sort of system and people are very prosperpus and successful there

Why do many athletes who earn significant monies move and establish residences elsewhere? If you make over $76k your taxes are ~61%.

Sweden's far-right eyes election gains as gang violence rises | Reuters


Nordic counries are smaller and homogeneus so it is easier to have socialist policies but I don't believe the Gov't controls industries and workers own companies. Correct me if I am wrong.

They consider themselves capitalists. The Nordic model is very interesting.

 

[BILLSANDS]

If I was 40 year younger I'd probably be a socialist feeling that with the I.O.U. previous generations have stuck us with, the government owes us.

for almost 100 years sweden has had a socialist sort of system and people are very prosperpus and successful there

Nice bit of revisionism there ….

Since the post war period Sweden has suffered severe economic crisis in the 1970's, 1980's and early 1990's falling from 4th in GDP per capita to 16th by 1998, Sweden's economy only began a real recovery after joining the EU in 1995 and undergoing major structural reforms and even today still has one of the highest marginal tax rates in the developed world and a high dependence on foreign investment and exports.

… and all that with a TINY (10 million) relatively homogenous population.

Sweden's economic model is nothing to emulate unless you happen to be a country with a tiny homogenous population with access to the common market, the ECB and subsidized national defense.

The record years (Swedish: Rekordåren) describes the economy of Sweden during the international post–World War II economic expansion, until the 1973 oil crisis,[1] and largely coinciding with the mandates of prime ministers Tage Erlander and earliest years of Olof Palme. The original use was a satirical left-wing description of the years 1968-70.

Sweden had maintained neutrality during both world wars, and entered the post-war boom with industrial and demographic advantages. Sweden also received aid from the Marshall Plan. Between 1947 and 1974, the Swedish economy grew at an average rate of 12.5% annually. The urban population, living in towns of over 15,000 people, grew from 38% of the total population in 1931 to 74% by 1973. Sustained by an export boom of automobiles, heavy machinery, electronics, ship-building, and heavy weapons, the per capita income increased by as much as 2000%. Sweden had successfully moved into the high-income group of countries by 1955-56.

 

[BILLSANDS]

If I was 40 year younger I'd probably be a socialist feeling that with the I.O.U. previous generations have stuck us with, the government owes us.

for almost 100 years sweden has had a socialist sort of system and people are very prosperpus and successful there

Nice bit of revisionism there ….

Since the post war period Sweden has suffered severe economic crisis in the 1970's, 1980's and early 1990's falling from 4th in GDP per capita to 16th by 1998, Sweden's economy only began a real recovery after joining the EU in 1995 and undergoing major structural reforms and even today still has one of the highest marginal tax rates in the developed world and a high dependence on foreign investment and exports.

… and all that with a TINY (10 million) relatively homogenous population.

Sweden's economic model is nothing to emulate unless you happen to be a country with a tiny homogenous population with access to the common market, the ECB and subsidized national defense.

In 2009, Sweden had the world's tenth highest GDP per capita in nominal terms and was in 14th place in terms of purchasing power parity.[

 

[Brain357]

If I was 40 year younger I'd probably be a socialist feeling that with the I.O.U. previous generations have stuck us with, the government owes us.

for almost 100 years sweden has had a socialist sort of system and people are very prosperpus and successful there

Nice bit of revisionism there ….

Since the post war period Sweden has suffered severe economic crisis in the 1970's, 1980's and early 1990's falling from 4th in GDP per capita to 16th by 1998, Sweden's economy only began a real recovery after joining the EU in 1995 and undergoing major structural reforms and even today still has one of the highest marginal tax rates in the developed world and a high dependence on foreign investment and exports.

… and all that with a TINY (10 million) relatively homogenous population.

Sweden's economic model is nothing to emulate unless you happen to be a country with a tiny homogenous population with access to the common market, the ECB and subsidized national defense.

I disagree. They have affordable healthcare, something we need badly.

 

[BILLSANDS]

If I was 40 year younger I'd probably be a socialist feeling that with the I.O.U. previous generations have stuck us with, the government owes us.

for almost 100 years sweden has had a socialist sort of system and people are very prosperpus and successful there

Why do many athletes who earn significant monies move and establish residences elsewhere? If you make over $76k your taxes are ~61%.

Sweden's far-right eyes election gains as gang violence rises | Reuters


Nordic counries are smaller and homogeneus so it is easier to have socialist policies but I don't believe the Gov't controls industries and workers own companies. Correct me if I am wrong.

They consider themselves capitalists. The Nordic model is very interesting.

well yes and no its a hybrid system Nordic Socialism Is Realer Than You Think – MattBruenig | Politics

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

Average Joes are tired of being stomped on by the American oligarchy.

You'd rather be stomped on by socialist dictators eh?

 

[BILLSANDS]

If I was 40 year younger I'd probably be a socialist feeling that with the I.O.U. previous generations have stuck us with, the government owes us.

for almost 100 years sweden has had a socialist sort of system and people are very prosperpus and successful there

Nice bit of revisionism there ….

Since the post war period Sweden has suffered severe economic crisis in the 1970's, 1980's and early 1990's falling from 4th in GDP per capita to 16th by 1998, Sweden's economy only began a real recovery after joining the EU in 1995 and undergoing major structural reforms and even today still has one of the highest marginal tax rates in the developed world and a high dependence on foreign investment and exports.

… and all that with a TINY (10 million) relatively homogenous population.

Sweden's economic model is nothing to emulate unless you happen to be a country with a tiny homogenous population with access to the common market, the ECB and subsidized national defense.

What Can We Learn From The Nordic Model? • Social Europe

 

[BILLSANDS]

Average Joes are tired of being stomped on by the American oligarchy.

You'd rather be stomped on by socialist dictators eh?

how did you come to that conclusion we are talking about the nordic model these are the most democratic nations on earth Democracy Index - Wikipedia

 

[Flash]

Why is socialism so popular now?

Too many greedy sorry ass shitheads have found out they can use the democratic process to get the government to steal on their behalf.

We have found out in other countries that the socialist government stealing usually results in the destruction of a country at worse and dismal economic growth at best.

 

[NightFox]

Sweden had successfully moved into the high-income group of countries by 1955-56.

Yeah and then (as I pointed out) it flamed out in the 1970's and didn't begin to recover until the late 1990's. They had the benefit of not having their economic infrastructure ravaged by WW II and still only managed two decades of exceptional growth (the 50's and 60's) under their "Democratic Socialist Middle Way" before the economy went into a nearly 3 decades long tail spin which they'd still be in without the EU, access to the ECB and subsidized national defense and even with those factors buoying their economy it's still subject to the whims of high foreign capital inflow and high export demand.

Exceptionally high tax rates and an expensive welfare state leave an economy little margin for error.

 

[BILLSANDS]

If I was 40 year younger I'd probably be a socialist feeling that with the I.O.U. previous generations have stuck us with, the government owes us.

for almost 100 years sweden has had a socialist sort of system and people are very prosperpus and successful there

Nice bit of revisionism there ….

Since the post war period Sweden has suffered severe economic crisis in the 1970's, 1980's and early 1990's falling from 4th in GDP per capita to 16th by 1998, Sweden's economy only began a real recovery after joining the EU in 1995 and undergoing major structural reforms and even today still has one of the highest marginal tax rates in the developed world and a high dependence on foreign investment and exports.

… and all that with a TINY (10 million) relatively homogenous population.

Sweden's economic model is nothing to emulate unless you happen to be a country with a tiny homogenous population with access to the common market, the ECB and subsidized national defense.

Donald Trump's - and it is proving hugely successful
On average, all strata of Swedish society are getting richer. Compare that to the low-tax US, where most Americans' incomes have fallen

• Sweden's tax plan is the anti-Trump - and it's proving hugely successful

 

[BILLSANDS]

If I was 40 year younger I'd probably be a socialist feeling that with the I.O.U. previous generations have stuck us with, the government owes us.

for almost 100 years sweden has had a socialist sort of system and people are very prosperpus and successful there

Nice bit of revisionism there ….

Since the post war period Sweden has suffered severe economic crisis in the 1970's, 1980's and early 1990's falling from 4th in GDP per capita to 16th by 1998, Sweden's economy only began a real recovery after joining the EU in 1995 and undergoing major structural reforms and even today still has one of the highest marginal tax rates in the developed world and a high dependence on foreign investment and exports.

… and all that with a TINY (10 million) relatively homogenous population.

Sweden's economic model is nothing to emulate unless you happen to be a country with a tiny homogenous population with access to the common market, the ECB and subsidized national defense.

Donald Trump's - and it is proving hugely successful
On average, all strata of Swedish society are getting richer. Compare that to the low-tax US, where most Americans' incomes have fallen

• Sweden's tax plan is the anti-Trump - and it's proving hugely successful

Sweden's tax plan is the opposite of