Sweden: Time to introduce gender taxes?

Submitted by Mastodon on Tue, 2013-05-21 23:53

Article here. Excerpt:

'Would a gender tax designed so it would be about men paying higher taxes because of that there is still an unexplained pay gap of around seven per cent in favor of men.

But there are more reasons that makes an average of 4,500 kronor per month, the difference in income between men and women. It's about the choices we have to do and how these choices are valued. Still, women take out the majority of parental leave and working part-time to a greater extent and more unpaid home. It loses women in their wallets, for life. The injustice of it is necessary to talk about and take responsibility for.'

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Swedish demographics:

Before:
%age of males in Sweden: 49
%age of females in Sweden: 51

10 Years After "Gendered Tax" Takes Effect:
%age of males in Sweden: 35
%age of females in Sweden: 65

20 Years...
%age of males in Sweden: 20
%age of females in Sweden: 80

Assuming: The EU holds together, or if it does break up, it remains easy for former member states' citizens to go abroad to work in former member countries. But even if not, one thing should be clear: a "tax" on anything inhibits its presence in the world. In this case, the "world" is Sweden.

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Submitted by Matt on Wed, 2013-05-22 00:57