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PostSubject: How Central And Eastern European Governments Are Redefining Economic Conservatism   How Central And Eastern European Governments Are Redefining Economic Conservatism Icon_minitimeFri Oct 11, 2019 10:17 pm

Trying to explain this weekend’s Polish elections to an American, or a Western European, is an arduous endeavor. The ruling party, PiS, is conservative. “Ah, yes,” the knowing Westerner nods. “A small state. Low taxation. Spending cuts.”

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Actually, no. If anything, PiS (Law and Justice) favors more economic redistribution than its liberal opponents PO (Civic Platform). Major planks of its campaign have been the “500+” benefit scheme and a radical raising of the Polish minimum wage.
This is not unique in Central and Eastern Europe. Viktor Orban, in Hungary, offered sweeping tax and loan benefits to Hungarian parents in the run-up to his victorious European electoral campaign. As Reuters reported:

https://dailycaller.com/2019/10/11/poland-hungary-economic-conservatism-family-benefits/
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