How does the invisible hand of Lithuanian conservatives control market freedom?

"Everything started back in 1999, when shopping centers were allowed to go to the centers of cities and towns. This destroyed small businesses, small local shops. This was done purposefully. There were no such things in Germany, England, France, monster shopping centers were and are outside of urban territories - the small ones were not given over to the destruction of the big ones.

 

It is clear that the conservatives still work for the big shopping centers - skillfully regulating the supposedly free market. Freedom is for the great, and for the small - the portion of the slave. Basically, what I have said so far is nothing new to anyone.

 

But how is that market freedom regulated? We remember one case very well from the time of the Covid-19 epidemic: the Prime Minister allowed supermarkets to work during the Covid-19 period, but kept the small ones closed for almost 1.5 years. The small one went bankrupt, and the shopping center grew even more.

 

Small producers lost their opportunity to sell their products through small traders - the market became even more monopolized.

 

And now let's see what happens next: let's say the state gave 3 million to Marytė's meat processing company. European Union (EU) support for the purchase of any equipment for making sausages was not given to Jonukas. This is how the market is regulated through prices, as Marytė's sausages will be 30 percent cheaper. And for the supermarket - the only distributor - there is no difference from which to buy the product - just that it is cheaper.

 

That's not all: do you know why no supermarket has a sale on salmon and chicken on the last weekend of November or the last weekend of January? Right, why compete with each other!

 

In particular, the state now regulates electricity prices: it compensates for some, and not for the others. Such an optical deception of the government's kindness.

 

Only an increase in income can bring people out of the absolute poverty level, which Lithuania is constantly falling into. 

 

But the USA and the EU will not give direct permission for that. They will not allow the other country to live better in terms of income. For this, EBP makes it easy for people and politicians to raise an army of benefits and cheap labor - this is colonial rule. I will serve whose colony you will be.

 

Also about compensations or value added tax (VAT) benefits for certain business groups. If I don't eat factory bread and baguette, but I bake at home, why should the bread and baguette bought by Petras or Onutė be compensated for on my income account?

 

It is wrong and unconstitutional, but it is not talked about…

 

Each benefit takes away from its recipient 2-5 times more than it gives. You will get a discount for the baguette, but the child or grandchild will not get a better education at school, the path will be not dug up. It is the same even with food rations, it is a blatant humiliation of people instead of creating conditions for income.

 

There can be no unemployed in the city. If a healthy person in the city does not have a job, it is necessary to look at why this is so. This is due to the corruption of politicians and the desire to please those who come to vote. Support and packed food - only for those who are physically or mentally unable - this is already the duty and work of us working people!

 

But maybe I'm talking about conspiracy theories? Perhaps it would be so, if not for the last prominent event with the richest man in Lithuania, Nerijas Numa, one of the owners of the largest shopping center. If you are an ordinary citizen and you haven't paid your taxes because you can't make ends meet, you will be charged in a simplified procedure even without attending court and with late fees and bailiffs, court costs.

 

And if you are N. Numa and you owe 5 million taxes - you can pay nothing. The Prime Minister and the Minister will take care of it! Of course, together with the State Tax Inspectorate and Finance Minister Gintarė Skaistė. Due to their concern, the richest man, whose assets increased by 200 million euros during this year, is exempted from the 5 million euros imposed by the court unpaid taxes. Not a lot, not a little, but for children with serious illnesses, this would be a very significant amount!

 

I'll just remind you that the profit margin of Mr. N. Numa's Maxima company is 4.81 percent! Nice people from Lidl - 5.23%! "Norfos" - 2.45 percent! And Tesco global - only 1.51 percent!

 

Our malls "maybe" run cartel agreements, and no one cares how their greed for money and hatred of people will destroy them."|

That this is true is also shown by the fact that all of us who can, buy everything in Poland. After all, Poland is ruled by people who care about the life of the Polish nation. And we Lithuanians are ruled by people who only care about the profits of large shopping centers and foreign banks.