On Sunday, Bulgarians will have the unique opportunity to choose who will not reform the healthcare, pension and education systems; who will redistribute part of their wealth; who will support one or another monopoly and who will worsen the state of the economy. In other words – tomorrow Bulgarians will vote to preserve the status quo. …
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What does a free market fan think about the Reformist Bloc's program?
Elections are coming up, and the political formation that is most aggressively targeting the so-called “right-wing voter” (a group that our average libertarian generally belongs to) with its messages is the Reformist Bloc (RB). That is why I decided to devote some attention to the 12 “principles” through which the RB wants to build a fair and modern public environment[1]. 1. “New electoral …
More »For God's sake, brothers, don't vote!
As the European Parliament elections approach, political parties are increasingly trying to encourage citizens to vote – preferably for them. Regardless of the differences in their political and economic platforms, all parties agree that every citizen in a representative democracy should exercise their right to vote, …
More »The right to reject the State*
Herbert Spencer Let us suppose, for the sake of argument, that, in some Malthusian panic, the legislators pass a law that all children born in the next ten years shall be drowned. Is there anyone who thinks such a law would be justified? If not, there are clearly limits to the power of …
More »Helping the poor or the effects of price controls on rents in Portugal
A quick stroll down the central streets of Portugal's two largest cities - Lisbon and Porto - is enough to reveal a serious problem with the Iberian country's real estate market. Half a dozen empty buildings litter the landscape of Lisbon's equivalent of the Champs-Elysees, Avenida da Liberdade - up to ...
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EKIP– Expert Club for Economics and Politics A Different Opinion