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Stoyan Panchev: CITUB data on incomes show a positive trend

the data of the CITUB

 Food prices in Bulgaria are approaching the average European level, Violeta Ivanova from the Confederation of Bulgarian Trade Unions (CITUB) commented in the studio of “Hello, Bulgaria”. “Our food products reach 71% of the average European price levels, and some of them, such as vegetable oils, exceed the average European levels by about 9%. The prices of milk and dairy products …

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Unconditional basic income – an emanation of populism and a misunderstanding of how a market economy functions

The topic of “Unconditional Basic Income” has been increasingly talked about in the last few years. Most commentators with at least a basic understanding of economics and finance have not paid serious attention to the topic, but unfortunately, public interest in the idea is likely to grow. Most recently, the Swiss strongly opposed …

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BBD in the context of the new left

It’s time to understand why Universal Basic Income (UBI) is such an important battle for the modern left. It’s an idea that has been circulating in society for several eras – its modern advocates, for example, consider the 16th-century humanist Thomas More to be their founding ideologue. This text is not intended to explain why UBI …

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A brief history of the world

Boyan Rashev Once upon a time there were two tribes that lived far from each other, and between them was the Great Water. Quite by chance, on the same day, smart people from both tribes invented the wheel while trying to drag a pile of cut wood to their villages. A historic moment! The smart ones who lived west …

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Guest Essay: A Brief History of the World

Boyan Rashev Once upon a time there were two tribes that lived far from each other, and between them was the Great Water. Quite by chance, on the same day, smart people from both tribes invented the wheel while trying to drag a pile of cut wood to their villages. A historic moment! The smart ones who lived west …

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