Introduction
All I write applies to the current Swedish situations, I do believe these are good changes for Sweden, and they would be good in most countries however your country may already have some of these, or need much more changes to actually be able to implement them.
The state needs to take more control for the common good. I am not saying we should take away all freedom, however there are things the state do better than public companies. The state should run health care, schools, pharmacies, care of the elderly, and more, however they all need to be supervised by independent observatory agencies.
The reason for this is for example, in health care to make sure as few as possible can see private sensitive information. The state also need to control more of peoples health, smoking and other tobacco products should be banned, and higher taxes on sweets and other unhealthy substances would be a good first step, unhealthy eating costs the state a lot of money every year.
All employees, in both the private and public sector should have 2 times 1 hour compulsory physical exercise of some kind every week, this would help lower sick leave, and make the personnel generally more healthy which means they would be more productive.
Jobs
Lowering the standard workday to 6 or 7 hours(do not apply to workplaces with labour shortage, like for example qualified doctors in hospitals) and of course lowering salary with an equivalent amount would lead to more jobs which would lead to better national economy. Less work time also means you can spend more time with family and friends which should generally improve mental health.
The current law protecting employees is outdated and hinder the younger generations from finding jobs even though they may be more qualified.
Taxes
Taxes are too low today, however the taxes that the state gets are not used effectively enough. Therefore a large investigation of how tax money is spent must be done before taxes may be raised.
Sexuality and Religion
Everyone should have the right to believe whatever they want without being discriminated against, however if your belief make you do things to hurt others then you should be ready to take the consequences, for example prison.
Nobody should be discriminated against because of their sexuality. However all sexual acts have to be between consenting partners with a full mental understanding of what they are doing. A child cannot understand the concept of sex and an animal cannot give consent.
Laws and Punishment
Today our laws are not hard enough. We need stricter laws, especially for crimes that directly violates a human being i.e. rape, battering, etc. Crimes directed at children should have harder punishments than crimes against adults. Criminals are not healthy mentally, they should of course be punished, but more studies and more resources should be made on how to treat them so that they may leave prison in a better mental state. Community service is something that would be beneficial to the society for those who commit lesser crimes, i.e. speeding, shoplifting.
Children under the age of 15 who has committed a crime should not get away with it without punishment, however the punishments need to be different and not as harsh. For example having to attend behavioural classes and classes in ethics. The parents to a child under the age of 15 who commits a crime should be fined.
EU and Globalism
EU may have worked when it only had a few members and trade was the only area it was involved in. Today they are trying to make a United States of the European Union, now they want a constitution, and if the EU says something an individual country have nothing to do but implement it or face billions in fines.
The power is too centralised, and the EU has too many different people for this to work well, what works in Finland might not work in Poland or Spain. EU needs to first of all give back some of the regulatory power to the individual states. Then the EU need to make it easier for states to recede from the Union. Sweden needs to work much harder towards this goal.
Working together over borders is not a bad thing, however all countries need to have an individual option to say no to suggestions that will hurt their people, ideology, or economy in very negative ways.
Health Care
Health care in Sweden works quite well in my opinion, but we need to focus on making it more efficient, fire people to save money is not a way to go. Personnel at hospitals is one of the most important resources there, many who are sick don't need the personnel to just take care of their wounds and illnesses, many may also benefit from the company of other humans, especially those who rarely have visitors.
Teeth and eyesight are not cosmetic things as they are now considered by the Swedish state. Both should be covered by the public health care as they are necessary for work and a worthy life.
Schools/ Education
Schools are something that very badly needs to be remodelled. The most important thing schools need are more personnel. 30 people per class is unacceptable, and more focus need to be laid on those who have trouble in school, with for example the learning process, bullying, ditching school, etc. Grades are a good measurement on how well a student is doing, however starting with grades too early is neither effective nor healthy. Sixth- Seventh grade is a good time to start with grades, then the children may understand the significance of them.
There should be no private schools. Private schools add to segregation and take funds from private schools. Private schools are also much too often used to spread ideology and messages a school has no reason spreading. A school is an institution for learning, teaching children what to believe is up to the parents. Religion, however is an important subject to teach to make the children understand other cultures.
School start need to be more individually adapted to each child, one child might be ready for school at age 7, one at 8, or at 6. Sexual education is an important subject to limit the spreading of diseases and unwanted pregnancies.
Schools also need classes on tolerance and learning about and accepting people of all colours, religion and sexual preferences.
There is too much "fluff" in schools these days. Teachers need to be stricter and have more tools to punish children(Not physically or mentally), but for example sending them home if they are a disturbance, or to detention, or make them help with cleaning the school or school yard.
Learning to work in group is an important part of school. However all students cannot learn as well as others in groups, today almost every class in Swedish schools have only group exercises, and no individual work, this need to be balanced better
What I wrote above is again examples on why schools need more teachers/personnel, to see the individual student and not just go to class and see just a mass without individuality.
In higher education more resources needs to be applied to education on distance and to help those who must work for some reason, help parents who want to study, and so on. The Internet is a tool that is not used enough in higher education and teachers need to learn how to use it more effectively.
The Right to Vote/ Legal Age/ Driving Age
The human brain takes a long time to fully develop, an 18 year old is not always fully capable of making an informed decision alone. Therefore the legal age, driving age and voting age should all be raised to age 20. There are of course individuals who develop faster, however the majority do not.
Information Technology
Today access to the Internet should be a right, all should be able to at least have a computer that can view web pages and Internet access. 10-15 years ago the most important news sources where TV and newspapers today it is the Internet. Therefore social security needs to cover this.
Environment
Today there are no viable alternatives to nuclear energy for most industrialised countries. All kinds of functional energy sources has a too large negative effect on nature, global or local. Nuclear energy needs too become safer and more effective, which today is possible however in Sweden this is not done. We do however have to keep searching for viable alternatives. If we don't stop using oil and coal we will soon need to find a new planet, and those who compare humans with locusts, or viruses will be proven right.
We also need to make more of an effort to phase out vehicles run on petrol. More should be made to encourage people to bicycle and use public transportation.
I'm bored, and being yelled at online always make me less bored. I don't think I've said anything about the US in this post, I'll try and do more mockery of the US as soon as possible, forgive me for not having any.
All I write applies to the current Swedish situations, I do believe these are good changes for Sweden, and they would be good in most countries however your country may already have some of these, or need much more changes to actually be able to implement them.
The state needs to take more control for the common good. I am not saying we should take away all freedom, however there are things the state do better than public companies. The state should run health care, schools, pharmacies, care of the elderly, and more, however they all need to be supervised by independent observatory agencies.
The reason for this is for example, in health care to make sure as few as possible can see private sensitive information. The state also need to control more of peoples health, smoking and other tobacco products should be banned, and higher taxes on sweets and other unhealthy substances would be a good first step, unhealthy eating costs the state a lot of money every year.
All employees, in both the private and public sector should have 2 times 1 hour compulsory physical exercise of some kind every week, this would help lower sick leave, and make the personnel generally more healthy which means they would be more productive.
Jobs
Lowering the standard workday to 6 or 7 hours(do not apply to workplaces with labour shortage, like for example qualified doctors in hospitals) and of course lowering salary with an equivalent amount would lead to more jobs which would lead to better national economy. Less work time also means you can spend more time with family and friends which should generally improve mental health.
The current law protecting employees is outdated and hinder the younger generations from finding jobs even though they may be more qualified.
Taxes
Taxes are too low today, however the taxes that the state gets are not used effectively enough. Therefore a large investigation of how tax money is spent must be done before taxes may be raised.
Sexuality and Religion
Everyone should have the right to believe whatever they want without being discriminated against, however if your belief make you do things to hurt others then you should be ready to take the consequences, for example prison.
Nobody should be discriminated against because of their sexuality. However all sexual acts have to be between consenting partners with a full mental understanding of what they are doing. A child cannot understand the concept of sex and an animal cannot give consent.
Laws and Punishment
Today our laws are not hard enough. We need stricter laws, especially for crimes that directly violates a human being i.e. rape, battering, etc. Crimes directed at children should have harder punishments than crimes against adults. Criminals are not healthy mentally, they should of course be punished, but more studies and more resources should be made on how to treat them so that they may leave prison in a better mental state. Community service is something that would be beneficial to the society for those who commit lesser crimes, i.e. speeding, shoplifting.
Children under the age of 15 who has committed a crime should not get away with it without punishment, however the punishments need to be different and not as harsh. For example having to attend behavioural classes and classes in ethics. The parents to a child under the age of 15 who commits a crime should be fined.
EU and Globalism
EU may have worked when it only had a few members and trade was the only area it was involved in. Today they are trying to make a United States of the European Union, now they want a constitution, and if the EU says something an individual country have nothing to do but implement it or face billions in fines.
The power is too centralised, and the EU has too many different people for this to work well, what works in Finland might not work in Poland or Spain. EU needs to first of all give back some of the regulatory power to the individual states. Then the EU need to make it easier for states to recede from the Union. Sweden needs to work much harder towards this goal.
Working together over borders is not a bad thing, however all countries need to have an individual option to say no to suggestions that will hurt their people, ideology, or economy in very negative ways.
Health Care
Health care in Sweden works quite well in my opinion, but we need to focus on making it more efficient, fire people to save money is not a way to go. Personnel at hospitals is one of the most important resources there, many who are sick don't need the personnel to just take care of their wounds and illnesses, many may also benefit from the company of other humans, especially those who rarely have visitors.
Teeth and eyesight are not cosmetic things as they are now considered by the Swedish state. Both should be covered by the public health care as they are necessary for work and a worthy life.
Schools/ Education
Schools are something that very badly needs to be remodelled. The most important thing schools need are more personnel. 30 people per class is unacceptable, and more focus need to be laid on those who have trouble in school, with for example the learning process, bullying, ditching school, etc. Grades are a good measurement on how well a student is doing, however starting with grades too early is neither effective nor healthy. Sixth- Seventh grade is a good time to start with grades, then the children may understand the significance of them.
There should be no private schools. Private schools add to segregation and take funds from private schools. Private schools are also much too often used to spread ideology and messages a school has no reason spreading. A school is an institution for learning, teaching children what to believe is up to the parents. Religion, however is an important subject to teach to make the children understand other cultures.
School start need to be more individually adapted to each child, one child might be ready for school at age 7, one at 8, or at 6. Sexual education is an important subject to limit the spreading of diseases and unwanted pregnancies.
Schools also need classes on tolerance and learning about and accepting people of all colours, religion and sexual preferences.
There is too much "fluff" in schools these days. Teachers need to be stricter and have more tools to punish children(Not physically or mentally), but for example sending them home if they are a disturbance, or to detention, or make them help with cleaning the school or school yard.
Learning to work in group is an important part of school. However all students cannot learn as well as others in groups, today almost every class in Swedish schools have only group exercises, and no individual work, this need to be balanced better
What I wrote above is again examples on why schools need more teachers/personnel, to see the individual student and not just go to class and see just a mass without individuality.
In higher education more resources needs to be applied to education on distance and to help those who must work for some reason, help parents who want to study, and so on. The Internet is a tool that is not used enough in higher education and teachers need to learn how to use it more effectively.
The Right to Vote/ Legal Age/ Driving Age
The human brain takes a long time to fully develop, an 18 year old is not always fully capable of making an informed decision alone. Therefore the legal age, driving age and voting age should all be raised to age 20. There are of course individuals who develop faster, however the majority do not.
Information Technology
Today access to the Internet should be a right, all should be able to at least have a computer that can view web pages and Internet access. 10-15 years ago the most important news sources where TV and newspapers today it is the Internet. Therefore social security needs to cover this.
Environment
Today there are no viable alternatives to nuclear energy for most industrialised countries. All kinds of functional energy sources has a too large negative effect on nature, global or local. Nuclear energy needs too become safer and more effective, which today is possible however in Sweden this is not done. We do however have to keep searching for viable alternatives. If we don't stop using oil and coal we will soon need to find a new planet, and those who compare humans with locusts, or viruses will be proven right.
We also need to make more of an effort to phase out vehicles run on petrol. More should be made to encourage people to bicycle and use public transportation.
I'm bored, and being yelled at online always make me less bored. I don't think I've said anything about the US in this post, I'll try and do more mockery of the US as soon as possible, forgive me for not having any.
Formerly known as Jojjo.
Some changes Sweden really need.
28/09/2009 01:38:41 PM
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Wow, so much to disagree with, I think my brain over-loaded
28/09/2009 01:54:16 PM
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So... brains aren't fully developed until 20, but 16 year olds should be tried as adults?
28/09/2009 07:30:49 PM
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No, as juveniles?
28/09/2009 08:42:42 PM
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Sweden's driving age is 18?
28/09/2009 09:27:16 PM
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Re: Sweden's driving age is 18?
29/09/2009 10:30:50 AM
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Interesting
29/09/2009 02:08:42 AM
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Re: Interesting
29/09/2009 07:04:27 AM
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Re: Interesting
29/09/2009 10:49:35 AM
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I doubt it
29/09/2009 12:46:45 PM
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Re: Interesting
29/09/2009 11:43:49 AM
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