Voltaire once said: “I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.” A quote that very accurately describes what is meant when freedom of speech is mentioned. Is this principle preserved in Western Europe or is free speech under threat…
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BLO with an official statement on the changes in the pension system
Opinion* To: Bulgarian Libertarian Society Subject: The creation of common technical pools in private insurance funds and the elimination of individual accounts during the payment period and the right of inheritance for second pensions according to the draft Law on Amendments and Supplements to the Social Security Code published by the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Bulgaria …
More »A Walk Through the Mind of a Socialist - When He Talks to Us About Education
Yesterday, Offnews published an article written by Ivaylo Dinev, in which he criticized the restriction of the right of students from certain specialties to apply for European scholarships in the amount of 600 leva. Although the topic is extremely banal and insignificant against the background of other problems in education, the sophism that flowed from …
More »The referendum as a catapult to power*
A marginal surcharge for fuel will not prevent the creation of a cartel, but will make it easier and more profitable in the long term. Referendums have clearly established themselves as a stepping stone for public figures to enter the political life of the country. Referendums do not come with the same negative associations as the founding of a party, they test and demonstrate the organizational …
More »As we predicted: Europe a victim of climate policies
At the end of 2015, days after the end of the climate talks in Paris, we published Boyan Rashev's forecast about where the blow from the new "green" policies would be taken. Today, the official preliminary data for 2015 became clear, which unequivocally confirmed Boyan's thesis - the victim will be Europe. Here ...
More »Should a future politician be taken off the air?
In recent days, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, the proxy media and GERB proxy analysts have begun to promote the thesis that Slavi Trifonov cannot remain on the air if he continues with his political requests. Unsurprisingly, the PIK news agency was one of the most active, with its owner renewing his attacks on Trifonov. Here are two …
More »Pension reform and the contradictions in the second pillar of pension insurance in Bulgaria
Last time before Christmas, this time before Easter, there is apparently some connection between the pension reforms of the Ministry of Finance and the biggest Christian holidays. A week before Good Friday, the Ministry of Finance published a bill for an extremely radical reform of the second pillar of pension insurance. According to Minister Goranov, this reform would solve the problem of serious …
More »The split in leftist philosophy
A characteristic feature of people with left-wing beliefs is the bifurcation of philosophy. It allows them to defend their theses from whatever angle they want and with whatever arguments they want, without paying attention to the constant contradictions. That is why the main technique of leading a debate that the left-wing person uses is switching ...
More »My savings, distributed in a common pool
Close your eyes and start imagining. Imagine that you have been working for years and conscientiously paying taxes and social security contributions, although at certain times you do not like how the state disposes of them. Despite everything, you continue to believe that things will get better. Imagine that you are putting money into your own …
More »Look at Donald Trump, think of Slavi Trifonov
Voter Anger A huge portion of voters around the world are angry. Some are angry at their politicians because they lied to them about getting out of the crisis – supposedly it is over and the problems have been solved, and yet neither wages are rising nor jobs are being created. Others are angry at the weakness of their countries to …
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