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Why can't people they just quit their job for the duration needed, do the startup in their spare time using their own money rather than taking advantage of someone else who is already successful?

They want to be called entrepreneurs - why would they not grow balls, take risk like proper entrepreneurs do and not hide behind socialist populist state?

Looks like a lot of people on HN have left-leaning views despite the name "HACKERnews"

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> Looks like a lot of people on HN have left-leaning views despite the name "HACKERnews"

This makes absolutely no sense. Whats does being a hacker have to do with being leftist or rightist?

> Why can't people they just quit their job for the duration needed, do the startup in their spare time using their own money rather than taking advantage of someone else who is already successful?

The idea is basically that the idea of being forced to look for work, something that can be very draining, is keeping people from taking the chance. This law allows swedes to give their idea a shot without having the lack of job loom over their head.

> Looks like a lot of people on HN have left-leaning views despite the name "HACKERnews"

I'm not really sure what you mean with this. Can you not be a hacker/entrepreneur/developer and have left-leaning views and ideas? If that's the case I have a few friends that need to change their views or sell their companies.

And these friends are left-leaning Danes. So in essence, if you're American, you can generally compare their views to a slightly more "extreme" version of Bernie Sanders.

1. i wonder, what makes people and politicians think that an employee who is not certain to find a new job within 6 months and who doesn't have 6 months of savings is capable of creating a sustainable business or a startup? And why creating business is less "draining" than looking for a job in already familiar area for that person?

Looks infantile to me.

2. I would imagine entrepreneurs and even more business owners statistically should be right-leaning. Especially, when they start feeling how socialist government "loves" them ;)

3. yes, i was wrong. didn't think it through. hackers can be left leaning. probable today's hackers are naturally left-leaning from what i can see from the comments :)

"The problem with socialism is that it runs out of other peoples' money"

That's basically what they are doing. The title is sort of misleading. The time off is not paid.

I know, but still someone needs to cover their position in the meantime and potentially provide other benefits.

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