Journalist and author Paul Tuns says conservatives shouldn't get too excited about the election in Sweden of a centre-right government.
Writes Tuns: "Fredrik Reinfeldt, leader of the centre-right New Moderate Party and leader of the four-party opposition alliance, is one of those David Cameronesque leaders who has promised not to do anything terribly different than the government in power; he has vowed not to cut taxes, not to dismantle the welfare state and has no plans to introduce flexibility into Sweden's woefully rigid labour markets."
Sounds like Joe Clark in a viking helmet.
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he has vowed not to cut taxes
Sounds Like Dalton McGuinty. As I told people during the provincial election, taxes never stay the same, and campaigning politicians always give you the best possible outcome. Therefore, taxes in Ontario would go up under McGuinty.
I guess the Swedes are about to see some new taxes.
If I were a right winger I would still be celebrating. The simple reality is Sweden is a left wing country and the new coalition elected is about as right wing as you will get in Sweden. Interestingly enough I would argue the Swedish election was one of the NDP vs. Liberals when comparing to Canadian politics or perhaps Al Gore Vs. Ralph Nader for US politics. Besides I don't see anything wrong with Sweden being as socialistic as they are, as long as I don't live there. If we are going to argue against socialism in Canada, we need at least one example somewhere in the world to remind us why socialism doesn't work.
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