Rokita tells the American Chamber of Commerce what he will do as PM

Warsaw Business Journal www.wbj.pl ^ | 2nd March 2005 | M.G.

[twinself]

Yesterday, Jan Rokita, a leader of the Civic Platform (PO), during a meeting organized by the American Chamber of Commerce in Warsaw, described his future economic policies if he become prime minister.

He described himself as a liberal politician who strongly supports free market solutions and stated his government would make tackling the problems of public finance its top priority. Rokita would like to reform state expenditures mainly through reducing public spending in all areas except for health care. Rokita strongly advocated the introduction of a flat tax rate, however, he added the changes would have to be introduced gradually, with income taxes first being changed, followed by changes to VAT. Among the other priorities he mentioned were the reform of the judicial system. Rokita added he is against the appreciation of the zloty and will support pegging the exchange rate of the zloty to the euro. (Gazeta Wyborcza p. 4) M.G.

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"Rokita would like to reform state expenditures mainly through reducing public spending in all areas except for health care. Rokita strongly advocated the introduction of a flat tax rate..."

Nice, but the brothers, who stole the moon have rather different opinion.
I will use the list when I come back home.

BTW this article isn't excerpted...

[twinself]

"...this article isn't excerpted.

I wasn't so sure and I am still not. It says Gazeta Wyborcza (p. 4) at the end.

[twinself]

Moon Bros Co. will definitely be against it. I hope they will have reason enough not to VOTE against it. Maybe Rokita will give them some more independence on judical matters and army instead. But we'll see... :-)

[Lukasz]

I wasn't so sure and I am still not. It says Gazeta Wyborcza (p. 4) at the end.

That is good reason to post normally:) No one here really cares about similar foreign newspapers. If article really must be excerpted then easily you cannot paste normally and thread would be excepted automatically .

[Lukasz]

Nice, but the brothers, who stole the moon have rather different opinion.

I just cannot imagine how the hell they want to be in one coalition but wait! Most of them is from AWS, really optimistic. There is only one thing which is even more “funny” THIRD member of the coalition (of unwilling). Then what do you think? PSL, LPR or maybe this new Frasyniuk’s party which rules actually :) . (today Belka unofficially confirmed that he joining). Tragedy..

[twinself]

Heh, OK. Thanks 4 the tip. I won't care next time, too.

[twinself]

Come on, man! UPR - how can you even ask... :-) I hope Frasyniux party will sink to the bottom in coming elections. The only bright side of establishing this party is that ex-UW united with ex-communists quite openly and happily so now everybody can see who these people are and which side they're on.

[Lukasz]

Come on, man! UPR - how can you even ask... :-)

If UPR really want to do something more significant than competing then they should make coalition with PO before elections. In other way they will lose these votes as always before. Other thing is that they are anti-EU, this is next explosive element of this so called coalition.

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If UPR really want to do something more significant than competing then they should make coalition with PO before elections.

Yeah, agreed... But we both know that it is not typical UPR's fashion to unite with any "conformists" ;-). At least it never was before... Although I always voted for them in the past if they couldn't make it on their own in these elections I can't really see a reason for them staying on stage any longer. It's "make it or break it" type of a game for them.

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[lizol]

You see guys, I used to be a member of the UPR, before I started I job, due to which I had to give up any king of political activity. I was very convinced and engaged in their actions. But it was 7 years ago.

From this perspective, observing Polish political stage the only thing I can say is, that traditional UPR’s uncompromising stance about everything is just ridiculous and stupid – driving them always to the political margin.

I think politics is not “preaching” (maybe a little bit) but it should be a try to introduce your ideas into reality, to influence the coutry’s future. And UPR? With their 1,5 – 2 percent of support and calling everyone except themselves “socialists” – please, give me a brake!

I hope they’ll be smart enough to built something with other Right wing parties. But not with the LPR, Giertych and Rydzyk (as I’ve heard last time) – please, please, please!

[Lukasz]

I hope they’ll be smart enough to built something with other Right wing parties. But not with the LPR, Giertych and Rydzyk (as I’ve heard last time) – please, please, please!

I heard that Rydzyk even doesn’t like Giertych :)

[lizol]

If they really have something against each other, so - in my opinion - it's not about views or idelogy, but about power and their personal features.

But I don't really care, beacuse can't stand any of them.

Which makes me "fight" with my mom.

. I'd locate myself somewhere between PiS and PO. I don't really know yet which one I'll vote for.

[franksolich]

I need some illumination here.

Is Poland going to have general elections this year?

What is the name of the largest party of the right?

What is the name of the largest party of the left?

What political party do most of the peasants belong to?

What political party do most of the industrial workers belong to?

What ever happened to the military general who ruled Poland--his last name started with a "J" (I think I know the name, but am not writing it for fear I might spell it incorrectly)--from about 1981-1991; the one who kept the Soviets at bay, while democracy in Poland was incubating?

[Lukasz]

I'd locate myself somewhere between PiS and PO. I don't really know yet which one I'll vote for.

I don’t like both but because there is no other choice I will vote for PO. Why? Recent PiS’s ideas:
lustration
delegalization of SLD
Kwasniewski’s impeachment
Belka’s government removal
IPN’s briefcases
investigations in famous commisions
bashing Russia and Germany
They thinking only how to bash all kind of leftists and unfortunately nothing more…

[Lukasz]

Is Poland going to have general elections this year?

Yes, parliamentary and after that presidential.

What is the name of the largest party of the right?

PO around 25-28% in recent polls.

What is the name of the largest party of the left?

SLD around 10%

What political party do most of the peasants belong to?

PSL is peasant party around 5-6% (where 5% is minimum to be in)
However many peasants voting for SAMOOBRONA populists party. Around 13-15%

What political party do most of the industrial workers belong to?

They may vote for every party expect PSL I think

What ever happened to the military general who ruled Poland--his last name started with a "J" (I think I know the name, but am not writing it for fear I might spell it incorrectly)--from about 1981-1991; the one who kept the Soviets at bay, while democracy in Poland was incubating?

Wojciech Jaruzelski, nothing special happened to him. He is hero for leftists and traitor for rightists, he retired from policy after 1989 when Walesa took the power and he living somewhere in Poland.

[sanchez810]

Do yourselves a favor and don't vote for the E.U. constitution.

[Lukasz]

Personally I’m strongly against but general result depends of parties stand, which is unclear yet, because most of the media will support constitution for sure. Probably in Poland we will have referendum in the end of the year that is why campaign didn’t started yet.