(September 23, 2019 at 8:23 am)wyzas Wrote:Well, a country in which a journalist working for a state-owned media (Večernji List) can publish an article like that obviously cares about free speech more than the US does. And that's more important to me than economic issues are. You have nothing if you have no rights.(September 23, 2019 at 4:25 am)FlatAssembler Wrote: You are suggesting me posting what I think about Vukovar under my real name?
I'm saying glass houses. Take care of your own first.
Example: https://www.telegraf.rs/uncategorized/1567053-10-of-the-biggest-problems-in-croatia-do-you-still-think-its-better-there-than-in-serbia
I agree that the taxes in Croatia are higher than they should be. But you need to understand that Croatia, unlike the USA, isn't wasting the tax money on useless stuff, such as military spending or "green" energy sources. You also need to understand that the taxes in Croatia are still far lower than they are in Norway or Sweden (the taxes on wages there are around 50%), and yet the economy is better in Norway and Sweden than it is in Croatia.
And I actually think high interest rates are a good thing. Low interest rates make it appear that there are more resources in the economy than there really are and they lead to boom-and-bust economics.
And of course life in Croatia is better than in Serbia. If it weren't, people wouldn't swim over the Danube to get from Sombor to Vukovar.
