Last night during the party leaders’ debate, Magdalena Andersson (Social Democrats) said that not many teachers have 3 million SEK in their ISK accounts. Nicklas Andersson from Montrose gave a clear and mathematically correct answer: it’s not about the snapshot — it’s about direction and time.

A regular Swede who saves a reasonable portion of their after-tax salary every month can very well end up with one or several million SEK in their ISK after 10–15 years. It’s not about being rich from the start. It’s about consistent saving over time.

The exact same logic applies to companies.

Every large company once started with an ordinary person who had an idea and a regular job. No one thought that was wrong. On the contrary — it was often celebrated.

But somewhere along the way, when the company grew and became successful, the attitude changed. Suddenly the same person was no longer a hardworking entrepreneur, but a “capitalist” who the Left believes should be heavily taxed and viewed with suspicion.

So when exactly does the turning point occur?

When does the ordinary saver or entrepreneur stop being “one of us” and become “one of them”?
Is it when they reach one million in their ISK?
When the company has ten employees?
When they hit a certain profit margin?

Or is it simply the moment they succeed?

It’s an interesting question. Because it doesn’t seem to be about how they got there — but about the fact that they got there at all.

Nicklas Andersson’s excellent post on X that sparked this reflection

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