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If the United States brought the Nordic labor system in America.... Would you be for or against it?
Some employee and other benefits in Sweden;
* 18 months paid maternity leave (Usually shared between both parents)
* ~ $160/month for every child until age of 16 or until completing high school
* Free dental and health care until age of 18 (or very small payment for adults)
* Free college education (Small payment for books)
* Great unemployment and retirement benefits
* 5 weeks of paid vacation annually for all workers + lots of paid sick days & holidays
* Free school and school lunch for all students
* Elderly care (Retirement homes and home care)
* Most workers belongs to Union
Social security benefits in Sweden;
* Bostadsbidrag - Housing allowances for anyone who cannot afford housing.
* Sjukpenning - Benefits if you are ill or disabled and cannot work.
* Ã…lderspension - Benefits for those who have retired.
* Försörjningsstöd - Benefits for anyone, including children who cannot get reasonable standard of living.
Unemployment rate:
Norway 3.7% -- Sweden 8.4% -- Finland 8.1% -- Denmark 7%
I'd be against it. I think everyone should have to work 80 hours a week, have no benefits at all. If you get burned out and tired, too bad. You can sleep when you're dead!
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We are an Empire and need to spend far too much on our military and bloated government to ever be able to afford such a system. If we become a Republic again, bring our troops home, and scale back our government - then we can discuss this. I'm all for 5 weeks of vacation
If the United States brought the Nordic labor system in America.... Would you be for or against it?
Some employee and other benefits in Sweden;
* 18 months paid maternity leave
* $160/month for every child until age of 16 or until completing high school
* Free dental and health care until age of 18
* 5 weeks of paid vacation annually for all workers + lots of paid sick days
* Free school and school lunch for all students
Look at all those incentives to start a small business not lol
Oh and staff it with women
If we could ignore cost and tax issues I would be in favor of it.
Bloated, wasteful government spending is the problem. We provide the same range of services that most EU countries do in a very wasteful, inefficient matter. Paid vacation and family leave is not taxpayer supported, the onus is on the employer
Look at all those incentives to start a small business not lol
Small businesses flourish in the EU. Have you ever been there? I've seen more small businesses in a town of 24,000 people than I did in Harrisburg, York, and Lancaster, PA. Travel broadens the mind
As a single male with no children, I'd be paying far too much in taxes and receiving far too little.
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not lol
