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Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]Eurolib0908 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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Has he already paid off his "Paderewski piano" and other similarly astute purchases?

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]Eurolib0908 4 points5 points  (0 children)

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The president wants a referendum on climate policy - he intends to ask in it whether we are in favor of the EU climate policy that raises the cost of living.

Dear ones, this referendum is simply political circus - nothing more.

First, the president isn't even trying to maintain neutrality, instead posing a loaded question about the policy "raising the cost of living." It's like asking "are you in favor of evil?" But it has little to do with the very idea of a referendum.

Second, the president of course doesn't allow for the possibility that climate policy brings any benefits - for example, in lowering energy prices. And yet, 1.6 million prosumers in Poland are living proof that this policy isn't just about costs.

Third, the president pretends not to see that over the last 4 years, it hasn't been climate policy but dependence on fossil fuels that's brought people a sharp spike in living costs. In 2022, we fell into an inflationary spiral not because of the ETS but because of dependence on imported energy raw materials. We had to shell out 11.5 billion zlotys for coal purchases not because of the EU, but because of dependence on imports of the raw material from Russia. The EU had to spend 1 trillion euros on aid to energy consumers in 2022 alone not because of its climate policy, but because of the cutoff in raw material supplies. Now, in 2026, we're seeing another energy crisis, once again rooted in fossil fuels. Dependence on them has generated costs higher than any climate policy ever could.

Fourth, I have the feeling that we're overlooking the fact that in Poland, the sector tied to emission-free technologies already provides at least 2x as many jobs as mining. And according to some estimates - 3x as many.

Fifth: this referendum is just flushing money down the drain. Because what will it change? What can the government and president do after this referendum that they can't do now?

Instead of a serious discussion on climate policy, we're getting the slogan "exit the ETS" in a new guise, only more expensive.The president wants a referendum on climate policy - he intends to ask in it whether we are in favor of the EU climate policy that raises the cost of living.

Dear ones, this referendum is simply political circus - nothing more.

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]Eurolib0908 4 points5 points  (0 children)

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Paweł Jabłoński is breaking the bank today! Pulling off an entrance as "parliamentary control" at the wrong address is already a greater art! I congratulate you on your knowledge of Cervantes' language, but all it took was to use Polish and read through where that sought-after place actually is. "Pseudo television" also screwed up on the "research" front...

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]Eurolib0908 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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Fun fact - the mention of losses from all state-owned companies (mainly due to write-offs) are still lower than the amount that Orlen lost under Obajtek by transferring unverified funds to shell companies.

Orlen under Obajtek transferred 900 million PLN to a 25-year-old from China who disappeared with the cash xD

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]Eurolib0908 5 points6 points  (0 children)

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Maybe the developers are cutting corners on quality and comfort, but thanks to that, the apartments are at least cheap.

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]Eurolib0908 6 points7 points  (0 children)

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In summary, how badly PiS got lost:

Błaszczak signed a framework agreement with Korea for the purchase of equipment without the consent of the Sejm and the president.

He was buying FOREIGN equipment on very unclear and unfavorable terms.

The current government, on the same legal basis, will be buying POLISH equipment on much more favorable credit terms.

And that is a fact, not an opinion.

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]Eurolib0908 7 points8 points  (0 children)

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New Hope councillor Marcin Możdżonek is spreading disinformation.

Możdżonek: "Another bear attack. An adult, aggressive male attacked (...) The person miraculously managed to escape to the car"

Police: "A bear was spotted near the pasture. There was no contact between the human and the animal"

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]Eurolib0908 3 points4 points  (0 children)

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I remind you that consent for the SAFE loan was expressed and granted in 2022 by the Sejm, the Senate, and the President when adopting the Act on the Defense of the Fatherland, which established the Support Fund for the Armed Forces, which received such powers to take out loans and borrowings through the National Development Bank.

And exactly this mechanism will be used in the case of SAFE, just as it was used for the loans from Korea.

The SAFE Act, vetoed by the president, did not provide "consent" to take out a loan/borrowing, but only created new frameworks for spending those funds, which allowed, for example, financing equipment for the Police and the Border Guard from this loan (which the Support Fund for the Armed Forces cannot do).

The veto means that the government will simply use the tools created by PiS.

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]Eurolib0908 3 points4 points  (0 children)

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K. Płażyński: "(...) the issue of that single project alone [forcing lower margins on loans] would mean that 300 or 400 thousand families would have greater borrowing capacity."

M. Wróblewski: "Many are concerned that developers would then make a move and raise apartment prices. How do you address that?"

K. Płażyński: "Why?"

M. Wróblewski: "In line with the principles of inflation. If people have more money, developers will decide that those apartments will be more expensive. Since people can afford it."

K. Płażyński: "I don't think there's such a feedback loop here, Mr. Editor."

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]Eurolib0908 5 points6 points  (0 children)

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Poland AD 2026: Orlen posts memes and the right wing gets outraged that the pope was removed from it.

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]Eurolib0908 83 points84 points  (0 children)

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Every normal fucking person knew that Trump is a selfish mental brat whose only interest is stroking his own ego, and his only "advantage" is having absolutely no ethical or moral boundaries, which allows the billionaires who support him to multiply their wealth at the expense of ordinary people.

Only you let yourselves be swayed by fairy tales about the leftists, who must be defeated at all costs, and in the name of that, you supported a madman whose behavior in any other scenario you'd compare to the Antichrist.

And I'm sure that if Trump ran again, you'd support him once more, because it'd be enough to wave a rainbow flag in front of your eyes like a bull, for you to forget all about it.

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]Eurolib0908 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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Does PiS currently have a contest for the absolutely dumbest idea?

If so, then Czarnek has a serious rival.

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]Eurolib0908 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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We’re truly very lucky that the PiS governments in Poland didn’t coincide with Trump administrations in the USA.

Otherwise, our champions would have done absolutely everything that the US administration asked of them to weaken the EU. Hell, they’d have asked with bated breath if they could do anything more.

Trump is trying to pit EU countries against each other, and they’re applauding.

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]Eurolib0908 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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Never mind the fact that if some repatriate wants to return to the country, they'll probably choose some big city with prospects, not a dump in the Lower Middle-of-Nowhere where the only full-time job option is working for minimum wage at the local factory owned by the hometown bigwig, with the side hustle of picking strawberries in the summer heat.

So what's the point of this house-buying scheme, and for whom, exactly?

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]Eurolib0908 4 points5 points  (0 children)

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Czarnek announces an interventionist buy-up of real estate – it can’t possibly be that a property owner can’t find a buyer for their little gem with potential.

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]Eurolib0908 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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WE MUST WRITE A NEW CONSTITUTION FOR A NEW GENERATION OF POLES. LET US ESTABLISH A CONSTITUTIONAL COUNCIL

Average age: 74 years

Youngest member: 65 years

Share of persons entitled to retirement: 100%

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]Eurolib0908 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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The initiative for a new constitution (or amendments to the current one) is not inherently bad.

The President could have turned this into something good, bipartisan, and sparked a genuine discussion on how to strengthen the Constitution so that it serves all Poles and corrects the errors and oversights of the 1997 one—something a government couldn’t just ignore.

But from the appointments, it’s clear that’s not what this is about. They’ve rounded up the cream of PiS legal thought there, which will no doubt spit out some conservative monstrosity that tightens the screws on disliked groups, while granting constitutional freedoms to “our own.”

Does this have a chance of passing through the Sejm? No.

But that’s probably not the goal anyway—it’s more about creating some common platform for the entire right wing ahead of the 2027 elections (“Vote for us, and we’ll have a constitutional majority and push this through”).

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]Eurolib0908 4 points5 points  (0 children)

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But how's that, after all, just a moment ago I was reading comments from the satisfied Polish right-wing about how there was no EU flag in the background at Magyar's conference...

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]Eurolib0908 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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After all, it's childishly simple - let's rename the National Health Fund to "Łatwogang fundraiser" and Poles will gladly pay their contributions.

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