Leszek Balcerowicz’s heightened criticism of Donald Tusk and Civic Platform is in full swing. The economist on Radio ZET said the PO program is populist and is concerned because “giveaway is the wrong course”. Balcerowicz also responded to comments from Marcin Kierwiński and Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz.
Confederation program better than PO?
Looking at the programs I find most of the emphasis on economic freedom in the Confederacy right now, but I wonder what the Confederacy is and who it represents
– said Balcerowicz, adding that “the economic program of the Hołownia Party is less populist than the current program of the PO”.
I consider it a bad strategy from a partisan point of view to race PiS on promises that are mostly populist
he said.
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Balcerowicz on PO populism
When asked about the PO’s proposals, Balcerowicz said that “he’s not racing in someone else’s backyard in a competition he’s not representing”.
According to my known surveys, the vast majority of PO supporters also hold libertarian views, including those of the free market
– he added, emphasizing that his judgment stems not from aversion to the PO or Donald Tusk, but from a fear that giving away is the wrong course of action.
Every politician, whether his name is Tusk or not, should be asked: where do you get the money? It’s the fundamental. If a politician doesn’t respond, he purrs
– answered Balcerowicz, adding that “it’s hard not to recognize that the promises of more gifts to people, of their own money, fall under the definition of populism.”
Commentaries by Kierwiński and Sienkiewicz
Leszek Balcerowicz was also asked about the words of Marcin Kierwiński and Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz. Recall that Kierwiński said that Leszek Balcerowicz says irresponsible things, he likes to look at everything from the perspective of economic columns.
I advise Prof. Balcerowicz should think about such statements as he may wake up in Poland ruled by PiS for the third term
– said the Secretary-General of the PO.
He called the economist’s statements “irresponsible”.
No one is racing against PiS for distribution. The “grandmother” proposed by Tusk has nothing to do with this kind of persecution. This is a good proposal to get women back into the labor market
said Kierwinski.
Swear words, innuendo and arrogance. It is necessary to refer to difficult questions as substantive, not ad personam. He condescendingly advised me to think about myself. How does it sound?
– said on the radio ZET Balcerowicz.
I’m not defending the Confederacy. I defend the language. If everyone is a fascist, a Nazi, then that is a complete degradation of the language and in such a situation you cannot have a dialogue. Let Mr. Kierwiński think about the language he uses
added the economist.
In turn, Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz said on Polsat News that Balcerowicz has “rhetoric from a completely different era. The world has changed, the thing is something completely different. This has nothing to do with giving away and populism, it saves Poland as a place where work pays off, and is so far not punished by the state.
Personal language. Criticism of what a person does, not a reference to what the person says. Intellectual and moral garbage
– thus Sienkiewicz commented on Balcerowicz’s words, adding that “any ad personam attack that replaces a reference to what a particular person does, including what he says, is intellectual and moral nonsense.”
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Source: wPolityce