Since I have some Swedish heritage, I glance at some of their news sites, since it's not covered at all here in the US.
This one caught my attention. They seem to have figured out that when you heavily tax successful people, they leave when there are other options or figure how to dodge taxes in some other way.

In other words, higher tax rates often don't result in more taxes collected.

https://www.sverigesradio.se/a...i917FMh2kZT1bEoHJHcA

I'm a Swede too, but I don't look at Swedish websites. I have read that they are starting to reverse their immigrations policies fairly aggressively. I was happy to hear that.

ETA, to read the article you posted, I have to click one of three boxes; which to click to not accept cookies? I don't speak Swedish.

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Originally posted by 6guns:
I'm a Swede too, but I don't look at Swedish websites. I have read that they are starting to reverse their immigrations policies fairly aggressively. I was happy to hear that.

ETA, to read the article you posted, I have to click one of three boxes; which to click to not accept cookies? I don't speak Swedish.

When I clicked the link, there was a box in the upper-right corner that allowed me to select English.

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I have read that they are starting to reverse their immigrations policies fairly aggressively.

Too late, I fear. They breed like flies.

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Do Sweden's liberals know something our liberals haven't figured out?

They seem to have figured out that when you heavily tax successful people, they leave when there are other options or figure how to dodge taxes in some other way.

In other words, higher tax rates often don't result in more taxes collected.

It's not new... it's just something the libs refuse to accept.

Center for Freedom and Prosperity Foundation Examines Laffer Curve
https://www.taxnotes.com/resea...es-laffer-curve/wtd6





Taxation and the Laffer Curve

To state it plainly, contrary to the opinions of many economists and politicians today, increasing the tax rate does not automatically guarantee increased revenue for the government. Keynesians assume that worker output and production are given. This would mean that simply raising the tax rate would increase tax revenue proportionally. Dr. Laffer instead believes that output and production respond to government policies.

https://onlinecoursesblog.hill...ng-the-laffer-curve/

Glad Sweden is reversing the deeply flawed immigration policy of letting the Islamist culture in the door. How to rid themselves of the error is a good question, possibly pay then to move to England where they'd fit right in their fight to further destroy what's left of English culture.

Smack yourself in the face a few times, use a bigger bat with each strike, don't stop until it REALLY HURTS, and the disfigurement is permanent seems to be the pervasive leftist viewpoint. Trouble is, they are also smacking non-believers in the face as well.

"Getting it" too late is as bad as not getting it at all. We cannot wait for the leftists to see the errors in their beliefs, let's all focus on turning it around before it is too late!

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Originally posted by Pipe Smoker:

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I have read that they are starting to reverse their immigrations policies fairly aggressively.

Too late, I fear. They breed like flies.

If the native Swedes are truly fed up, there are less civil ways of accomplishing this…

Poland is across the Baltic Sea from Sweden, and they strongly regulate mooselimb immigration. As a result, their violent crime rates aren't as high as other European countries with the feral invaders.

Laffer curve has been proven correct. The exact rate of much lower taxation is debated but some years ago during Trump 1, they lowered the cap gains tax rate way way down and shockingly people sold their winners to realize those gains and revenue went through the roof. Would you sell if you only had to pay 15% on the gain or wait and hope it doesn’t go to 29?

It’s been noted multiple times the UStreasury sees obscene revenue spikes when tax rates are lowered. Almost like people are more willing to engage in economic activity if they are not going to get raped on the back end.

Kinda related.

https://www.breitbart.com/euro...tm_campaign=20260625

Denmark to Ban Islamic Call to Prayer in Fight Against Creeping ‘Islamization’

Denmark plans to ban public broadcasting of the Islamic call to prayer as critics say its incessant transmission from mosques and/or minarets shows disrespect to the wider community and leaves parts of the country feeling like “a suburb of Islamabad.”

Immigration minister Morten Bødskov, from the centre-left Social Democrats, is leading the nationwide move.

He has confirmed his intentions to end the practice, evoking imagery of Muslim-majority Islamabad to describe certain areas being swamped on a daily basis.

“The call to prayer should not be heard over Danish rooftops. It has no place in Denmark, and you shouldn’t be in any doubt whether you’ve ended up in a suburb of Islamabad when you walk around Denmark,” he told various news outlets.

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I had one of the strangest interactions while on my way to visit Sweden. My wife and I were on our way to Göthenburg Sweden and the flight attendant (Swedish) upon learning we are Americans asked us with genuine curiosity why the heck we wanted to visit Sweden. (Like that was a bad thing) It was a very strange interaction.

Sweden led the way in the open borders movement and I think that drained the hell out of their economy, this could possibly be the reason they are acting the way they are currently with regards to taxes. I am thinking they have been facing some SERIOUS financial problems and are being honest when it comes to looking at viable solutions.

For what it’s worth I loved my time in Sweden. The language is 100% fucked, my basic knowledge of German got me NOWHERE over there. Buying a can of Red Bull with nothing but basic hand signals with the sales clerk was one of the highlights of my trip to Sweden.

It sounds bad but the Swedish Chef and how that character talks is not THAT far off from what it sounds like over there.