A Revolution in Hungary

[Drogue]

From what I've gathered, isn't this just the typical fiscal-liberal taxing-conservative problem? The government cut taxes without cutting expenditure, running up a huge deficit. Now they've come out and said it just can't go on any longer (ie. Brussels has forced them) and so they've raised taxes and cut benefits, causing mass outcry both at the policy changes and being lied to and told it's all ok for the last couple of years.

Just seems a case of bad governance, in an economy that can't cope with it for too long. Deficit spending in the states can go on for ages, just because of the size of the economy, but somewhere like Hungary it really can't.

Balanced(ish) budgets

[Harovan]

For once in the entire history politicians said the truth and people are rioting over it.

[Barnabas]

Please, protects the budapest porn stars!

[dannubis]

well, according to one of my collegues who is currently in Budapest those "riots" were 300 people shouting.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Originally posted by Sir Ralph
For once in the entire history politicians said the truth and people are rioting over it.

Yeah, it's quite an example to other politicians who may be thinking about telling the truth, huh?

[OzzyKP]

Originally posted by BeBro
So any Hungarian posters here who can enlighten us with background info or are they all rioting?

I don't think we have m(any) Hungarian posters here.

As for Hungarian-American posters, we might have a few, myself being 100%. But that doesn't mean I'm at all qualified to talk about politics back in the motherland, of which I know nothing.

[Tingkai]

Originally posted by Sir Ralph
For once in the entire history politicians said the truth and people are rioting over it.

Or are the people rioting because they can't figure out if their politicians were lying when the politicians said they lied all the time.

[Victor Galis]

Yes, let this be a lesson to all honest politicians everywhere

Though... I guess another way of looking at it is: you can't get off the hook for screwing up just by admitting you screwed up. Makes a bit more sense that way

[techumseh]

Some reports suggest that these comments were leaked by the PM himself, in order to set the stage for a reversal of the promises made. They will then implement a neo-con agenda, contrary to what the government promised. By admitting they lied, they make it politically acceptable. Clever, eh?

[Winston]

What is a neo-con agenda?

For that matter, what is a neo-con? You spout these oh so fashionable labels without thinking, don't you?

[dannubis]

yay, another personal insuls of a righty. how neo con of you.

[Saras]

Ehm, that was not a personal insult. Do you sometimes post without thinking?

[dannubis]

i have read his comment again and what is not personal about saying when someone states his opinion that he does so without thinking ?

[C0ckney]

Originally posted by dannubis
i have read his comment again and what is not personal about saying when someone states his opinion that he does so without thinking ?

that is weak

[Winston]

Now, don't you start with the personal insults too, C0ckney.