The dream of less work

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The situation seems rather similar here in Sweden too. Here we now have got ourselves a government that, inspired by the US, goes along with the capitalists and which has launched a political agenda called “The line of work”, ie that everyone must work, else they get no money or allowances. Even the ones that are sick are forced to apply for jobs, otherwise they do not get any financial support from the state.
People who are unemployed are put into programs so they will not stay at home (people who just sits around home are considered a problem) but are forced to attend specially created “jobs” for only fractions of a normal salary in order to be able to get some financial support.
At the same time executives and owners of big companies and corporations, and also higher officials of the state, get richer and richer.

Some parties and political groups have been lobbying for a six hour working day (today we have eight hour mandatory workingdays, but many ofcourse work much longer days) as a first step towards a more work free society, but most of the leading political parties, and ofcourse the companies, have opposed to that idea, claiming that it would ruin our economy.

At the same time stress related illnesses and disease are increasing at an alarming rate. Many people get burned out and/or severly depressed. But the authorities and companies do not care, they perhaps think it is an appropriate price to pay for incresed economic growth.