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A tighter fiscal policy (no payments) would be better and in line with the central bank's attempt to fight inflation. Payments to low-income people is the main feed of inflation as their propensity to consume is close to 1.

At least one rational politician in the country.

Erdogan is really taking full advantage of the Russia-Ukraine war. With escalating Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict, Putin is in a really tough sport as his support for Armenia will not sit well with Turkey. My guess, Turkey is the true (and, most likely, the only) winner in Russia-Ukraine war.

You mean physical silver? 3 kilos of silver (worse about $2000). Why? What will you do with it?

I guess, this news got lost with all other staff going on now, but the liberal government just announced a 100% one-time increase in GST rebates for low and low-mid income families. Think about it: 100% increase in GST rebate payments when the inflation is 7% for people who, most likely, spend...

Actually, most guys (not just on TERB) do not BBW. And most of so called BBW do not have the quality of the second "B" in the BBW.

Maybe it is clear for you, but not for "any Russian" as I am Russian and I have very different point of view. What are exactly Ukraine doing to Donbas people? You mean, when a military group with a help from a foreign country takes control over a part of your country, you should just let it go...

Putin does not have use a cell phone or internet (this is not a joke)

Going back to Gorbachev: he was very popular during the first few years, but he was not ready to make big changes and people wanted them. With Yeltsin: he was very popular in the first few years, but the economic collapse (most people, myself included, literally lived on pasta and margarine)...

It will be a suicide move for Putin to have any draft. When it comes to a personal safety for the majority of population who did not want to think about politics or the war - they will start thinking about it.

Which "Russian TV"? Unfortunately, the censorship in Russia now is more strict then in China.

Hey, easy brother. Do not mixed Russians and Putinists. Half of Ukrainian citizens are at least quarter-part Russians, yet, they are not the same Russians as the ones living under the Putin propaganda now. Or should we hate most of the Germans now because majority of them supported Hitler...

Actually, I will disagree with you here. USSR government were inclined to spend more on the "soviet block" countries than on its own people. So, it did help Eastern European countries. Of course, the harm from not allowing a free economy had far outweighed the help it brought. I am not sure if...

I guess, I hide my sarcasm too much :)

USSR helped Eastern Europen countries and the quality of life there was better than in the USSR. U.S. helped South American countries, but the quality of life there was worse than in the U.S., however, still better in Eastern European country. The question is: Do you want to have the best house...

One key difference: the way USSR "colonised" the Eastern Europe included large military presence and direct use of military force to prevent any changes (e.g., Prague 1968). And all Eastern Europe countries now are happy to stay away from Russia as far as possible regardless of how much money...

I vote for trolling. Not salaried - just "not-for-profit" trolling

So, you are saying that with 7% (inflation) increase in the product and physical equipment prices the value of the firms who produce these products and own this equipment will go down? Maybe in real value, but in nominal (dollar) it will only go up (of course, I am talking of 3+ year horizon...

After looking at all posted pictures I am confused: does "high quality" refer to the quality of the art or the digital resolution of the pictures? I was hoping for the former, but, I guess, I was wrong.