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kkmarie

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3. As you said to enrich the general fund and
Fri Aug 8, 2025, 04:39 AM
Aug 2025

Krasnov is using our money as his own. Golf trips, concrete patios, golden jets, golden ballroom

Every once in a while I check to see what Orban did in Hungary.

The following link is to an article from the Action Institute for the study of Religion and Liberty, well established conservative and libertarian think tank founded in 1990. The following article was published is June 2023.

https://rlo.acton.org/archives/124619-orban-is-running-out-of-other-peoples-money.html

The pharmaceutical sector, which is already suffering due to the punitive nature of Orban’s taxes, has been dealt yet another blow. Their industry must now pay more tax after the cost of some medicine has increased by up to 40%. The unexpected move is forcing pharmaceutical companies to shift their strategy around the availability of certain products. Due to the fact that the Hungarian market is relatively small, facing such a significant rise in taxes could nudge pharma companies toward withdrawing from the country altogether, suspending their operations, and halting the sale of certain products.....

The result is that Hungarian consumers will suffer shortages in their pharmacies. The more dire consequences can only be known once it is too late.

If you’re wondering how the Hungarian government gets away with this chicanery in the name of deficit reduction, the answer is simple: the Orban government has been using its propaganda machinery very efficiently to persuade the public that these measures are necessary to counteract financial blackmail from Brussels.

Enormous amounts of money have been spent to convince the people that all the ills Hungary faces are caused by the West, George Soros, banks, and multinational companies.

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