Sweden faces tax pressure as welfare state hits half earnings
Stockholm reports Sweden's welfare system costs citizens more than half their earnings in taxes with new levies planned including on hobbies. Nobel economist Myrdal blasts the tax system as creating tax dodgers, while Milton Friedman notes high taxes spur cheating. OECD places Sweden at 53.3 percent of GDP tax burden, higher than Norway and Denmark, with government revenue about 22.8 billion and social benefits around 8 billion. Some elites seek tax avoidance escapes to Switzerland or Liechtenstein, despite public discontent and limited protest.
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Auto crashes as top threat to children sparks safety drive
A Tennessee health official links auto crashes to the leading cause of child deaths under five, urging mandatory safety restraints. Experts cite low restraint use, high injury rates, and weak federal standards as obstacles, with calls for tethered, crash-tested devices and better installation guidance.
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Carter maintains budget cuts despite Democratic protests
At the Democratic midterm convention in Memphis, Carter allies won a budget vote that urged maintaining social program funding but left the decision to Carter. Kennedy delivered a fiery critique, while pollsters pegged Carter as the party favorite at 58 percent over Kennedy's 34 percent among delegates.
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