The Swedish election

[Shibumi]

Ironside, good post, and I agree with pretty much everything.

Two small things though. About economy, I wouldnt believe his calculations. The Social Democrats and Aftonbladet had the cost at 40bil, so I would rather have that as a "lowest" cost than the 11bil he suggests.

It depends much on how you count though.

It generally felt like 40bil is way to low, as they missed a lot of more "hidden" costs.

Just as an example, schools get funds after what issues they have, a loopsided view one might think. A school with bad results gets way more funds than a school with good results.

I dont like singular examples when speaking economy, but this one might highlight it. A friend of mine, working as teacher, just got his first immigrant child in school, straight from Somalia. And tadaaaa, the school cashed in, as they now need home-language teacher, school psychiatrist, extra teachers, a program for incorporation a.s.o.

As you well may see, most of this money is not counted as money going to immigration, but money to help students. But, let us be real, immigrants are a lot more likely to have the problems generating these money to the school. That is just one example of one of these "hidden" costs.



Second thing I object to is you saying their party program is well written, but just a small patina.

Well, their party program is what they got to election on, and what you cast your vote on. It is also what they have promised to try and fullfill. If they start going crazy at a later stage we will have to deal with it then, but till that happens, we should judge them by the policy they stand for, no?

Otherwise you couldnt vote for pretty much any party, as The Social Democrats are just communists who wants everyone to be the same, the Moderates are capitalist pigs who want to enrich a small elite while starving the working class, the Christian Democrats are religious freaks who want to sterilize all gay people... and... so... on...

So, why not give SD the same benefit of doubt we give the rest, and judge them based on the political policys they campaigned to get through?

Oh, and thanks for correcting HoreTore properly, I just couldnt be bothered.