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A local official in Sweden<\/span><\/u><\/a> has a novel proposal to improve work-life balance and lift the local birthrate: give municipal employees an hourlong paid break each week to go home and have sex.<\/p>\n

Sweden is already celebrated for its generous welfare state<\/span><\/u><\/a>, including 480 days of paid parental leave<\/span><\/u><\/a>, universal health care and a common ritual of coffee and pastry, known as fika<\/span><\/u><\/a>, which is considered sacrosanct.<\/p>\n

Per-Erik Muskos,<\/span><\/u><\/a> a 42-year-old councilman from the northern town of Overtornea, wants to add to those benefits, by offering the municipality\u2019s 550 employees the right to subsidized sex. In introducing his proposal this week, he told fellow members of the town council that it would give a nudge to the dwindling local population, add spice to aging marriages and improve employee morale.<\/p>\n

The idea quickly got attention all over Sweden, where for at least some, it was a welcome distraction from President Trump\u2019s vague reference to problems<\/span><\/u><\/a> the country was having with immigration, which were strongly denied by baffled Swedes.<\/p>\n

Noting that \u201csex is also a great form of exercise and has documented positive effects on well-being,\u201d Mr. Muskos suggested that local municipal employees could use an hour of the workweek already allotted for fitness activities to go home and have sex with their spouses or partners instead. The motion, which is expected to be voted on in the spring, needs a simple majority to be passed by the 31-member council. As of now, opinion on the council is divided.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe should encourage procreation. I believe that sex is often in short supply. Everyday life is stressful and the children are at home,\u201d Mr. Muskos explained in his motion in Overtornea,<\/span><\/u><\/a> a town<\/span><\/u><\/a> of about 4,500 in the picturesque and remote Torne Valley. \u201cThis could be an opportunity for couples to have their own time, only for each other.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Complete article BELOW THE FOLD<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

A novel idea with great logic behind it. Sweden is home to many of my ancestors. Maybe it’s time to make a visit. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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