Abstract Writers: Karl-Johan Arnér, student Mentor: Karl Loxbo Institution: Social studies 91-120p at the institution of human and social studies at the university of Kalmar. Title: Taxpayers Association – An analyse during 1975-2007 Background: The organisation was founded 1921 and has today over 100 000 members. They are critical to a large welferestate and work intensive to decrease the taxes in Sweden. They have a paper for the members and the study explores the message in this paper. The purpose is to se if the message is an express for the neoliberal ideology. Question formulation: • In which ways have the Taxpayers association expressed neoliberal ideas during 1975-2007? • Does the organisation have the same opinions 1975-2007? Results: The organisation writes mostly about taxes. They think the taxes in Sweden are too high and think that it would be a good idea to decrease the taxes. They also think that the public service is too ineffective and costs too much money. The message is very critical to the society in Sweden particular between 1996-2005. The critical decrease when socialist lose the election the national parlament. 75 % of all the message in the paper is an expression for the neoliberal ideology.

<p>Abstract</p><p>Writers: Karl-Johan Arnér, student</p><p>Mentor: Karl Loxbo</p><p>Institution: Social studies 91-120p at the institution of human and social studies at the university of Kalmar.</p><p>Title: Taxpayers Association – An analyse during 1975-2007</p><p>Background: The organisation was founded 1921 and has today over 100 000 members. They are critical to a large welferestate and work intensive to decrease the taxes in Sweden. They have a paper for the members and the study explores the message in this paper. The purpose is to se if the message is an express for the neoliberal ideology.</p><p>Question formulation:</p><p>• In which ways have the Taxpayers association expressed neoliberal ideas during 1975-2007?</p><p>• Does the organisation have the same opinions 1975-2007?</p><p>Results: The organisation writes mostly about taxes. They think the taxes in Sweden are too high and think that it would be a good idea to decrease the taxes. They also think that the public service is too ineffective and costs too much money. The message is very critical to the society in Sweden particular between 1996-2005. The critical decrease when socialist lose the election the national parlament. 75 % of all the message in the paper is an expression for the neoliberal ideology.</p>