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What does it say about a country when you can buy votes with potatoes?
Election 2019

What does it say about a country when you can buy votes with potatoes?

Posted on September, 2019 by MwBp • Leave a comment

At every election, votes are being bought with gifts. Pathetically small gifts. Continue reading →

“If I don’t have children, I might just be able to make it without poverty”
Guest Post

“If I don’t have children, I might just be able to make it without poverty”

Posted on August, 2019 by MwBp • Leave a comment

Guest post Continue reading →

Government wants to save your salary for you – whether you want it or not
Real existing Orbánism

Government wants to save your salary for you – whether you want it or not

Posted on June, 2019 by MwBp • Leave a comment

Or whether you can live without it, for that matter. It will really help the poor… Continue reading →

Local mayors are masters of life and death thanks to Orbán’s workfare program
How it feels like

Local mayors are masters of life and death thanks to Orbán’s workfare program

Posted on May, 2019 by MwBp • Leave a comment

And they are dependent on Orbán for funding for the program Continue reading →

Voting from dependence
How it feels like

Voting from dependence

Posted on May, 2019 by MwBp • 3 Comments

Local mayors are masters of life and death because they decide who gets benefits. And they depend on Orbán Continue reading →

State Healthcare Spends More On The Rich
Data

State Healthcare Spends More On The Rich

Posted on April, 2019 by MwBp • Leave a comment

A recent study left researchers scratching their heads for explanations Continue reading →

Why I bribed a nurse – and why you would do the same
Stories

Why I bribed a nurse – and why you would do the same

Posted on January, 2019 by MwBp • 2 Comments

It is no one’s fault but the system’s Continue reading →

“Unexpected financial expense” is 200 euros in Hungary
Data

“Unexpected financial expense” is 200 euros in Hungary

Posted on November, 2018 by MwBp • Leave a comment

Statistical manipulation to eliminate poverty Continue reading →

Healthcare Workers Make Exact Same Salary After 12% Wage Rise
Commentary

Healthcare Workers Make Exact Same Salary After 12% Wage Rise

Posted on December, 2017 by MwBp • 1 Comment

Let the Hungarian government consolidate your salary! Continue reading →

Marrying for Love as a Road to Working Poverty
Guest Post

Marrying for Love as a Road to Working Poverty

Posted on August, 2017 by MwBp • Leave a comment

Having to marry for a better life may be bleak – but what about those who can’t even do that? Continue reading →

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