Smetona's error

Smetona's army was well-armed. But the people were in poverty and when the time came, they rejoiced that Smetona had lost power. People are falling into poverty now again.

 

    "It is vital for us not to allow the divide between rich and poor to widen. I am not talking about a constant increase in the minimum wage, although it must be done because ... inflation and everything else. But it is necessary to show that Lithuanians have every opportunity to rise, even if was born in poor conditions.You need to talk about such examples out loud and often.

 

    Private education must not be allowed to leave public education far behind, even if the wife of the leader of the largest political party leads in this field. It would be a complete disaster for a small, fragile state like ours.

 

    That way we will raise a platoon of our slaves who will sit in the box and look at the box. Such people, by the way, will not collect any Landsbergs. They will collect Puidokas, Kepenis, Karbauskis, Uspaskichas, Tomaševskis, Paksas, Gražulis and one beautiful day - Celofan himself.

 

    It is not possible to look through the fingers when the assets of the rich are brought abroad, even though the activities are carried out in Lithuania. Don’t go applauding when some dairy farmer settles his estate through a life insurance contract in Switzerland and boasts about it to the whole country. There is nothing to brag about here. It is enough for everyone to take part in long-distance urination competitions. When we do that, we become less Scandinavian.

 

    It is necessary to strengthen the middle class. What is the median salary in Lithuania if over 70% of the population earns less than the national average?

 

     A strong middle class is the foundation of a strong, healthy society. What did we do about them? No one can even explain who those people are and how they live, what perspectives they have and see.

 

    There are, of course, other nuances. But the most important thing to understand is that a person who does not see opportunities to live better does not see the need to make an effort. Even if you tell him everything is in your hands, but he will not see examples, will not hear stories, will not understand the way to a better life, i. y. will not see the light at the end of the tunnel, he will hate it for a long time. Let’s not let that happen to us.”