Posted on 05/16/2007 11:15:05 AM PDT by redstates4ever
Sweden has traditionally relied heavily on the strong protestant work ethic of its citizens. A cornerstone of the country's welfare system has been a population which has been reluctant to misuse the system. Although taxes have been high and government benefits generous, the strong work ethic has stopped people from taking advantage of the welfare state. Alas, this attitude has been largely abandoned. As time has passed, people have adapted to the system. (snip)
Many unemployed people are unwilling to take jobs that pay less than their former employment. The reason is that government compensation is often almost as high as their previous salaries; taking a job that pays less than their old one might very well mean lower income than the state benefit.
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Stunning.
So, when you abandon Protestantism, you lose the Protestant work ethic? Whoduthunkit?
The Swedes also appear to be subsidizing a whole new underclass of unassimilated Muslim immigrants who use their idle time to plot terrorism and gang rape of Swedish women. Brilliant.
My thoughts exactly. No God == no morals, no character; if this world is all their is, then grab all you can get for yourself, your fellow man be damned! (literally).
Without moral character, greed and laziness take over and the system crumbles.
Check out Say a little prayer for Sweden, from the same source...
This is great news. When one questions the damage that socialism can do, one typically hears about how successful Sweden has been. Evidently, it’s just taken longer.
did dumbass Marx ever even ADRRESS this possibility????? and what his wonderful worker’s paradise should do in these circumstanses?
in 1970 sweden was the 3rd richest country in the world based on per capita gdp.
Now 40th and dropping
and the dumocrats want to turn america into sweden and voters listen.
I was just in Stockholm last month. The price of everything is outrageous. Thats who’s paying for it.
...Coming soon to a country near you...
Perhaps this is to be expected in a society with widespread dependence on politicians, but the attitude among these young students is remarkable. As one of them wrote in a letter to a newspaper: “Why should I only get this handout only the months that I attend school?” Explaining that he needs money for going out with his friends and buying clothes all year round, the young author concluded: “I don’t have anything against working. But if the government doesn’t make sure that I have a job, it is their responsibility to pay me the handouts all year around”.
I fear we will see the Muslims take Sweden in our lifetime, and those that make it out in time will come here and still support the policies that got them into this mess in the first place. I pray that I am wrong.
Couldn’t have said it better myself. Socialism is like cancer. It always kills the societies it infects. The only difference is the time frame. Communism kills quickly, while the soft socialism of the west kills slowly and more insidiously.
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