When did Sweden become a welfare state?

Answer 1

It's actually a mistake for people to call Sweden a socialist country. People who call Sweden a socialist country are usually from the far right. A true socialist country would not have industries such as Ikea, Volvo, Ericson, and so on. However, Sweden is the most left wing country in Europe.

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Answer 2

Never was and isn't to this date. Allthough we have tax funded healthcare, dental and judicial system.

The above statement is incorrect. Here in Sweden, we have "Socialism-lite"; or Social Democracy. In other words, we're a step shy of Communism. People can come and go as they please, but Big Brother knows every step we take.

Between 1990 and 2010, privatization started booming. We're pulling to the right, so to speak, seeing that Socialism doesn't work and the free market does.

We're waiting for the free market to get a firm foothold in healthcare so that it becomes affordable, as in the US. Here, everyone is insured for basic doctor visits, but we pay around 30 USD per visit AND we pay very high taxes, making our visits easily twice that. If we don't go to the doctor, we're still paying for everyone else to go. And our medical care cannot compare to that in the US. (Our doctors have only 5.5 years of schooling and the typical lazy Socialist mindset where they don't read up on medicine even one hour per week, on average.)

Exactly when Socialism took hold of Sweden is hard to say, but it's been around since at least the early part of the 20th century. It's infected the whole mindset of the people: laziness rules the workforce; selfishness is prized; families have deteriorated to the point where women having babies out of wedlock and in effect allowing the State to raise them is the norm; old people are neglected by their families and institutionalized in less-than-acceptable conditions; and on and on.

This is what happens when an Atheistic system of government takes over. Do your homework and you'll see.

Answer 3

beacause they were sick of sedewn rule