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Opinion of EKIP on the restriction of cash payments

|Full text of the opinion| Dear readers, as you know from the EKIP, we have been closely following the topic of regulations on cash payments and the current government's attempts to tighten them even further. In connection with the Ministry of Finance's latest attempt to reduce the limit on the allowable amount for cash payments...

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It is unacceptable for government officials to threaten journalists.

Anton Todorov

The team of the Expert Club for Economics and Politics categorically condemns the threats that MP Anton Todorov and Deputy Prime Minister Valeri Simeonov dared to make to journalist Viktor Nikolaev, host of the morning block on Nova Television. Such treatment of journalists by politicians is absolutely unacceptable and has no place in a …

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Ten major economic myths

economic myths

The EKIP proudly presents a full translation of the fundamental essay “Ten Great Economic Myths” by the great American economist Murray Rothbard, which you can read and download here. Murray Rothbard is one of the greatest economists of the 20th century, a prominent representative of the Austrian School of Economics, and a founder of the modern libertarian movement in …

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The 3 biggest myths about the state budget deficit

budget deficit

Author: Murray Rothbard (We at EKIP proudly present a translation of part of the essay "Ten Great Economic Myths" by the great American economist Murray Rothbard. In this part of his essay, Rothbard focuses on the three biggest myths regarding government budget deficits and the effects they have on the economy of …

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Lenin on the devastation and poverty caused by communism in the early years of the USSR

Dear readers, EKIP presents to your attention a modern Bulgarian translation of "New Economic Policy" - a speech by Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, delivered before the second All-Russian Congress of Political Educators in the USSR in 1921 - a text from which we can learn a lot about the true nature of the communist socio-economic system and its catastrophic consequences, ...

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New bill in the US liberalizes access to medicines

On August 3, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed a bill that would provide access to unapproved experimental drugs for people with life-threatening illnesses. It’s a major victory for libertarians who argue that state regulations infringe on patients’ rights. The bill, S. 204(115), passed quickly and smoothly in …

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The government's economic program - a string of disappointments

the economic program

Authors: Georgi Vuldzhev, Emil Valkov This commentary is an analysis of the government's programs in the field of economy, energy, transport and tourism for the period 2017-2021, published on 02.08.2017 on the website of the Council of Ministers here. Economy: (Georgi Vuldzhev) The first priority in the government program in the "economy" sector is the removal of the administrative burden for business ...

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The economic logic in "Game of Thrones"

Game of Thrones

HBO's hit series "Game of Thrones" is in the middle of its seventh season, and fans are increasingly concerned about the rapidly fading cast of characters. The series, which is adapted from George R. R. Martin's fantasy series "A Song of Ice and Fire," has drawn a lot of criticism in recent years from …

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The educational program - a policy of maintaining the status quo and repression

The educational program

Author: Yavor Ganchev This commentary is an analysis of the government's program in the field of education for the period 2017-2021, published on 02.08.2017 on the website of the Council of Ministers here. An equal sign is put between staying in school and receiving an education One of the first measures to be implemented (340 and 341), …

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Colorado Springs thrives by running the city like a business

Colorado Springs

In nearly 4,000 words, the left-wing magazine Politico attempted to push the old media mantra that Colorado Springs epitomizes the failures of right-wing politics and running the state like a business. The article, “The Short, Miserable Life of a Libertarian Paradise,” examines the city’s resilience during the Great …

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