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Inflation: Putting out fire with gasoline
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Inflation: Putting out fire with gasoline

Posted on December, 2021 by MwBp • Leave a comment

Orbán demonstrates Erdogan-level economic illiteracy in his remarks about handling inflation. Continue reading →

Record high inflation, record weak currency, record high debt, record budget deficit, record election spending
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Record high inflation, record weak currency, record high debt, record budget deficit, record election spending

Posted on November, 2021 by MwBp • Leave a comment

What could possibly go wrong? Continue reading →

75% of housing subsidies were soaked up by the price increase they have caused
Sounded Like A Good Idea

75% of housing subsidies were soaked up by the price increase they have caused

Posted on October, 2021 by MwBp • Leave a comment

The loans-for-babies program did not boost babymaking either. It has only served to 1) push families into dependence and 2) to punish those who were not eligible by pricing them out of the housing market. Continue reading →

They admitted to as much as 4.7% inflation
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They admitted to as much as 4.7% inflation

Posted on February, 2020 by MwBp • Leave a comment

And that’s just the tip of the iceberg Continue reading →

The inflation is… not great, not terrible
Why?

The inflation is… not great, not terrible

Posted on August, 2019 by MwBp • Leave a comment

Can you gaslight the entire population with official statistics? Continue reading →

Potatoes Sold Per Piece After Price Skyrockets
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Potatoes Sold Per Piece After Price Skyrockets

Posted on March, 2019 by MwBp • 2 Comments

Official inflation numbers are the new gaslighting Continue reading →

Rental Prices Hit 100% of Average Wages in Budapest
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Rental Prices Hit 100% of Average Wages in Budapest

Posted on November, 2017 by MwBp • 2 Comments

Thank you, central banks! Continue reading →

Budapest Property Boom – How Big?
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Budapest Property Boom – How Big?

Posted on November, 2016 by MwBp • 9 Comments

Miraculous yields, hot investment opportunity, don’t miss out! What could possibly go wrong? Continue reading →

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