The Swedish Left’s Obsession with Taxing the Rich Will Cost Us All

Ahead of the September election, the Swedish Left is in a full-blown competition over who can raise taxes the most.

They love talking about “taxing the rich” and making sure “the wealthy pay their fair share”. What they rarely mention is the growing risk that Sweden follows Norway and France — driving away the very entrepreneurs and high earners who actually fund the welfare state.

Successful business owners are not optional. They are a prerequisite for the generous system the left wants to expand. Without them, there is nothing to redistribute.

On top of that, the left has created another massive problem they prefer to ignore:
They have gambled away large parts of future pensions on politically driven “green” investments.

Northvolt is the textbook example — billions of pension money lost. Now comes the sequel: Stegra (formerly H2 Green Steel), another high-risk, politically hyped green project with significant exposure from the AP funds. Many already call it “Northvolt 2.0”.

So here’s my direct question to the left:
When you force ordinary people’s pension savings into risky green adventures that go bankrupt — will you compensate us?

Because if the answer is yes, then you should immediately stop taxing entrepreneurs beyond all reason — the very people still willing to stay in Sweden and generate the tax revenue you depend on.

If you drive them away, there will be no money left for welfare, benefits, or compensating the future pensioners whose savings you have speculated away.

Startups and green experiments should not be financed with ordinary people’s retirement money.


This is a new post on the new dewlar.me blog.
You can find the old blog here:https://mrsdewlar.blogspot.com


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