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3 articles of this author have been cited in the European Press Review so far.
Hungary's flat tax promotes performance
Since Viktor Orbán's right-wing conservative government introduced a flat-rate income tax of 16 percent in 2011 there has been a never-ending discussion about its pros and contras. Philosopher András Lánczi takes up the cudgels for the flat tax in the pro-government conservative weekly Heti Válasz: "Not a day passes without us hearing that the flat tax introduced by the government is responsible for the country's economic plight: 'The flat tax has torn a hole in the budget', they say. At first glance we appear to be dealing with an issue of economic policy here. But when you look closer you see that it's also a moral and therefore a political issue. … A state must decide: does it want to focus on individual performance and merits or on fair distribution? With the 16 percent flat income tax, the government has decided in favour of the principle of performance."
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András Láncz sees the EU plunging into chaos
The EU is incapable of adhering to its own political principles in the current crisis, and the radical parties of Europe are benefiting from this, philosopher András Lánczi fears in the conservative weekly Heti Válasz: "The EU simply hasn't managed to reconcile political leadership, economic freedom and justice. Political leadership is efficient when all the decision-makers know what goals all the involved parties have in common. Economic freedom, on the other hand, created new economic disparities that can't be ironed out by the euro. The stronger economies have fared much better than the weaker ones with the euro. So it's difficult to talk of a justice for which a political community would be an indispensable prerequisite. Meanwhile, the EU can hardly be described as such a community because it is made up of nation states. ... While Brussels is avoiding questioning the national sovereignty of the individual states at all costs it is busy creating a federal state. ... In this context political chaos is inevitable. ... This in turn will give the radical forces in Europe a boost."
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András Lánczi on the transformation in Europe's political culture
In the conservative weekly Heti Válasz, philosopher András Lánczi reflects on Europe's degenerate political culture: "Today we no longer say 'good day', but 'nice day', an Anglicism stemming from blasé snobism. At the same time it expresses a whole new mindset: we have replaced moral terms and concepts with pragmatic ones describing positions and relationships. To put it simply, humans can be communist, liberal or anarchist one day, and the very opposite the next. ... In the old days people were punished for violating society's moral and legal rules. Today they are penalised for holding on to their moral judgements. What we have here are two languages. The language of the political elites has split up, and they can literally no longer understand each other. This leaves reciprocal mistrust to do its dirty work and decide which interpretation will be used against the [political] enemies. European culture was once based on a moral world order. Feelings such as trust, loyalty, honour, shame and generosity have been displaced by a power-hungry, dishonest way of thinking and an arrogant, unscrupulous pursuit of interests."
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