Haselsteiner: 3 Shots – 3 Misses
Haselsteiner may be a sharp-shooter but all his artillery miss their mark totally
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Kern’s fragile Tax Plans
Christian Kern has sold himself well in his first hundred days in office. But this image is painted on thin and fragile glass.
Work for 38 Hours? I’d be Stupid!
Nowadays one is quite dumb to work anyway. But this attitude can not be supported anymore, right?
Machine tax: is rationalization evil?
Robots, automation and rationalization are once more the topic of discussion. One of the first demands of Chancellor Kern for a "machine tax" is reminiscent of the widespread view, that each machine automatically takes away people's jobs. Moreover, the current,…
Environment policy with new ideas instead of uninspired tax raises
The Environment Minister takes action, but uses statistics instead of common sense in choosing a course.
The age of polarisation has returned
We all allow ourselves to be polarized currently - by the media , events , friends and colleagues.
If this effect keeps amplifying, the spiral of ( social and physical ) damage thus induced will be even more difficult to stop .
Hence with the Burqua – bring the headscarf? Why we must defend the enlightenment’s values
The provision for women, to keep themselves completely covered at all times is an insult to both sexes. Men, in this world view, are considered to be weak willed and instinct driven - much like they used to be in our own history, when women were considered as sultry seductresses and a great danger to men's ability to follow the right path.. Since then, we have come a long way and need to defend the ground we've won.
Take a break, man!
Brexit. Nice. Turkey. Munich. Apocalypse? Or is it after all merely our perception, that has changed? Sundays are a good time to stop and think.
Those right-wing agitators are destroying this dictatorial EU!
Politicians habitually carry decisions on the European level and then return home to take credit for all that went well, while conveniently blaming the EU for all that didn't . This deepens the idea that this EU is at best useless, and at worst a dictatorship. If the European idea is to work, we need to feel part of it, which can only happen with a lot more transparency, congruity and honesty.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights – who has actually read it?
Whenever the conversation turns to the UN Charter of Human Rights and it is discussed more closely, it seems that many people do not actually know it. One example is the right to asylum. The Charter does not oblige the…
Islam needs reformation, then IS will fail miserably
Islam is a religion founded first of all on the Qur'an (referred to as Koran hereafter). It is the Holy Scripture which was dictated to the Prophet directly by God, according the Islamic faith. And in this document, there are…
So men without graduation elect FPÖ (and AFD)? Surprised, anyone?
Austria has elected, and this time voters’ level of education in connection to their sex has suddenly become an issue. For in this election people with Matura (equivalent to A-levels) predominantly voted for Van der Bellen, while those without largely…