Right and left about the corona pandemic: "In major crises, all socialists suddenly become"

Is it a strong state or a free market that helps society best during the corona crisis?

- After the acute crisis has subsided, it will come a time of reconsideration, Enna Gerin believes.

- What can worry me is that those who are not so interested in having a free business life will see this as an excellent opportunity to increase the state's control over the economy, says Karin Svanborg-Sjövall.

Enna Gerin sees the corona crisis as a clear sign that a strong state is needed.

"The Corona crisis will be the death knell for this neoliberal project," she says.

- What you see now in the crises is that the private can not do even a week without the public.

Karin Svanborg-Sjövall does not agree:

- I have got very good examples in recent weeks of how incredibly inventive, flexible and in many ways superior the market is in front of a fairly large and poorly prepared state, she says.

Karin Svanborg-Sjövall thinks that the state has made it more difficult for the industry's constructive initiatives during the crisis. As an example, she mentions that the alcohol manufacturer Absolut is subject to “penalty tax” when they want to adjust to deliver hand-spirit and says that the Swedish Work Environment Authority puts wheels in the wheel for companies and private individuals who want to manufacture protective equipment.

Instead, Enna Gerin describes how many are calling on the state in times of crisis, both healthcare and business.

- The only thing that works right now is actually the state. What has happened is that the entire economy has at first glance collapsed by a major crisis, she says.

At last week's meeting Hanif Bali (M) and Anders Lindberg, political editor at Aftonbladet, discussed whether it is right to question authorities in times of crisis. See all sections of the Meeting on SVT Play.