Daily Archives: December 30, 2013

The poor in the Budapest Hilton

Posted on December 30, 2013 by ellenpolus

Somewhat belatedly I will spend some time today on a singularly distasteful event that took place on December 22, the fourth Sunday of Advent. Advent is now celebrated widely in Hungary. When I was growing up I never heard of … Continue reading →

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Der ungarische Edward Snowden

Posted on December 30, 2013 by ellenpolus

Keine Korruption, kein Steuerbetrug: Das haben Demonstranten im Zentrum von Budapest gefordert. Behörden setzen normalerweise alles daran, um Steuersünder zu erwischen. Anders in Ungarn: dort ist die Steuerbehörde anscheinend gar nicht so scharf darauf, den Betrug zu stoppen. Das brachte … Continue reading →

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