A Boring Dystopia

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These aren't "feel good" stories, they're "we live in hell" stories. (64.media.tumblr.com)

submitted 11 months ago by Ragdoll_X to c/aboringdystopia

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[–] [email protected] 73 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

Here in Sweden your workplace will pay 80% of your salary for the first 7 days, and then if you are still sick, you need to get a doctor's note and then the state will pay you instead.

Also if your kid is sick you can be home with 80% salary paid by the state.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 11 months ago (2 children)

this is extremely sensible and reasonable

[–] [email protected] 19 points 11 months ago (1 children)

This is what a well implemented democratic socialism gets you (The Nordic model)

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

it's Social Democratic but ye

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Yes I have to use team correctly

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

B-But why should my taxpayer money go to the welfare of my fellow people /s

[–] Clipboards 6 points 11 months ago

This is a very elegant solution, but unfortunately it's a productive use of our tax dollars so we'll never do that here in the U.S.