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Re:Why Does Sweden Have So Many Startups? by bjelkeman-again on Saturday September 30, 2017 @01:09AM (#15371343)
If you own the company that tanks it is harder to get the unemployment insurance [1] (in Swedish) but it is possible. The 80% maxes out at 18 700 SEK / month ($2300) before tax.

[1] https://www.foretagande.se/a-kassa-for-foretagare-sa-fungera...

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Re:Why Does Sweden Have So Many Startups? by jacobr on Saturday September 30, 2017 @10:40AM (#15373038)
> The 80% maxes out at 18 700 SEK / month ($2300) before tax.

Many unions will offer you cheap insurances covering up to 3 times that amount. And you can actually be in the union and get many benefits even as an entrepreneur.

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