Macroeconomic Monitor
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2020.08

Why poker is freedom

Author: Georgi Alipiev The subject of poker is vast – it has many varieties, but in its most popular form, Texas Hold'em, where each player is dealt 2 cards and five more are placed on the table, the total number of possible statistical combinations of the player's 2 cards and those of the ...

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How to become a man in the barracks

Author: Stilgar Naibsky Are you asking about the barracks? Yes, I've been to the barracks. Is it where you become a man? Of course, I don't know of a better place for a man to become a man. Do you want me to tell you? Well, since you ask me so kindly... You learn useful things in the barracks. You learn to shoot a Kalashnikov assault rifle...

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Prerequisite for protest

Unhindered passage on Sofia's roads is important. However, isn't expedited passage through Terminal 1 more important? We have a situation... People are protesting against the government, which is preventing other people from using certain common areas - specifically roads. The complaints were not long in coming - amplified by the politicians' megaphones: You are preventing...

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The passive gerbera

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The passive Gerber does not define himself as a supporter of any party. The passive Gerber has nothing against GERB not being in power, as long as no other party comes to power. The passive Gerber does not want GERB to fall from power because the communists will come. The passive Gerber believes that …

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A covid story or why taxes are theft

Author: Stanislav Kalachev On August 3, 2020, the government decided to raise civil servant salaries by 30%. The decision comes into effect at the end of the same month. This move by the government coincided with the expiration of the first ten days of my quarantine. If you are wondering what the general …

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The end of a bittersweet honeymoon

I recently spoke with a friend. Like every other conversation over the past few weeks, this one came down to discussing the protests. Even though I knew that with her profession and workplace (which is why I can't mention her by name), I asked her for her opinion on the topic. The answer …

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