As Sweden is changing to an American style economy there is an increasing number of young homeless

[1776Forever]

I have been looking into Sweden Socialist lifestyle and found this article that I wanted to share. Even though they still have a good safety net the social welfare that was once a standard in Sweden is changing as they move further to the Right:

An increasing number of young homeless in Sweden
Friday, 23 September 2011

http://www.scancomark.se/Regional/An-increasing-number-of-young-homeless-in-Sweden.html

...The Swedish drive into pure capitalism under the bourgeois government means that social services are either being privatized for companies to make financial gains from or those companies are inefficient in meeting the demand for social services such as housing for the young...

“It's about an entire community, where we see that it is harder for young people to establish themselves in adulthood. Housing and employment policies are more of a concerned in this way, but also how to design the welfare and support system we have in Sweden. They have become more complex. People in vulnerable situations are today very hard to make their voices heard and get the help system that is tailored for them,” says Mary Markovits, director of Stockholm's City Mission...

This is how Sweden has changed from a country where social equality was the norm to the American style economy where social services are there for the powerful and influential. Sweden is gradually loosing its place as the leader in the world for the provision of quality life for its youth. What a shame!

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I hope Sweden can come out of this with an understanding this is about quality of life issues. Is greed going to take over in Sweden too? I read where only around 400 people showed up at the Occupy March last month in Sweden, if this continues I am sure it will grow in support.

[aquart]

1. As the young realize the banks stole their futures...

Oh, yeah, it will grow.

[OHdem10]

2. The Banksters are globalized and it appears Banksters and

Stock Markets are calling the shots around the
world.

This could be why we are seeing the solidarity
with OWS sprouting up with protests all over
the world.

[DirkGently]

3. I remember a bubble-head local newscaster asking Joe Biden during the campaign if Obama wanted to

"turn America into a Socialist country like Sweden." This around the time of the "Joe the Plumber / redistribute the wealth" foofrall. Her husband was a "retired" Republican operative, as it turned out. Biden laughed at her, but I remember wishing he'd asked her to describe Swedish socialism, and the problems associated with it. I think her shiny head would have exploded.

[jowsybart]

4. mass immigration of foreigners weakened social cohesion and laid the foundation...

...for this new neoliberalism.

[pampango]

11. The far-right Sweden Democrats would agree with you Blame it on the foreigners.

"The Sweden Democrats describes itself as a nationalist movement although others use the term far-right. The Sweden Democrats believe that the current Swedish immigration and integration policies have been a failure.<25><26> SD feels that the current situation with a large number of immigrants living in cultural enclaves is not beneficial for the country.

Their foreign policy rejects joining the Economic and Monetary Union of the European Union, are opposed to the Accession of Turkey to the European Union and want to renegotiate Swedish membership of the European Union."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden_Democrats

Their left wing parties have traditionally promoted immigration and multiculturalism which you seem to blame for Sweden's problems.

[jowsybart]

14. Their PSEUDO-left wing parties have traditionally promoted immigration and multiculturalism

YOU SAID:
"Their left wing parties have traditionally promoted immigration and multiculturalism which you seem to blame for Sweden's problems."


no "seem" to it....

[seabeyond]

5. look... they have the greedy, too, even in sweden. go figure. this "american" economy is

relatively new to us, too. global economy has opened up everything to greed. it appears, in every. single. country.

[xchrom]

6. recommend

[BOG PERSON]

7. social democracy ftw (for the win)

[nadinbrzezinski]

8. This new age of greed can't last forever

I like to tell myself that since history is quite clear on that... nothing lasts forever, and the pushback has begun.

When historians look back at this year... they will speak of that I am willing to bet.

[seabeyond]

9. i say the same. nt

[AverageJoe90]

12. I hope not.

Social democracy made Sweden into the wondeful nation it is today. Let's hope the corporatist right isn't able to sink that ship.......

[CJCRANE]

10. IIRC Karl Rove is a major adviser

to the Swedish government...

[1776Forever]

13. Thank you for that - figures doesn't it:( Makes one ill! n/t

:puke:

[War Horse]

16. He went there to give a speech and spent some time w/pols

As far as I know that was the extent of it. Do you know if it extends beyond that? A good sign it is not, though...

[CJCRANE]

18. I read about it

here on DU, around the time of the Stockholm bombing. I don't know how deep the relationship goes (but usually with the neocons it's deeper than it seems on the surface).

It didn't surprise me because I met someone from Sweden a couple of years ago who told me that Karl Rove was her hero and that her family back there had met him (she has connections to one of the conservative parties there).

[War Horse]

19. It usually runs deeper... Can't disagree with that :)

[Divine Discontent]

15. many of the super rich foment discontent and derision towards those in need & say people are just

stealing your money and want you to take care of them. they go about this by owning radio stations, paper, and TV, and paying off politicians. hopefully, the people there don't continue down the path of unsustainable corporate-crony capitalism and continue to revolt. there's nothing wrong with the rich paying a real portion of their income to keep their nation strong and their people healthy. only selfish bastards are against basic needs for the poor, and the higher costs of caring for the temporarily ill and permanently disabled.



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[1776Forever]

17. Well said! I agree - It would be terrible for Fox News to move in there! Sick! n/t

[jowsybart]

21. yes, but why does it work?

that tactic works only because the populace is diverse

[War Horse]

20. I'm reading this right now, Homeless 2011

(It's in Swedish - from, literal translation, "Swedish City Mission" - a seemingly trustworthy organisation)

http://www.stadsmissionen.se/Global/Om%20oss/Press/Dokument/PPA-110921-Heml%C3%B6s%202011-rapporten%20final.pdf

I've only browsed the PDF, so it's not in any way, shape or form exhaustive.

What I'm getting so far:

Homelessness increased during the Social Democrats as well, since the 80s (a relatively young phenom. for young people, though).

The main issue seems to be domestic social issues.

One has to take into account EU citizens from poorer countries as well, as well as legal and "illegal" immigrants from non EU countries.

Young people born abroad seem to be the most exposed group, as far as young people are concerned.

Increased housing prices (renting and owning) it a big part of the problem. It's also getting harder (in the sense of more difficult, but mostly in the sense of more complicated) for people who need help with housing to get help with this.