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Shkruar nga PamfletiHow elites control the fiscal system and the state...
Yanis Varoufakis is a Greek economist, former finance minister, and one of the most vocal critics of the global economic system. He became an international figure during the Greek debt crisis in 2015, when he represented the Greek government in negotiations with the European Union and the IMF.
Known for his insightful analyses of financial capitalism and the crisis of democracy, Varoufakis founded the pan-European movement DiEM25 and is the author of several widely translated books, including “Adults in the Room” and “Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism.” His writings are notable for their critique of economic elites and their role in undermining democratic sovereignty.
The US, UK, France and Germany are facing acute fiscal crises, caused by rising spending on pensions, welfare and defence. Politicians dare not cut them or raise taxes. Many argue that democracy is weakening fiscal management because citizens do not accept restrictions. But Varoufakis counters that the problem is not democracy, but the lack of it. He describes the system as an oligarchy that only allows us to vote.
Free and fair elections allow individuals with money and time to take public office, but that doesn't mean they control power. Once elected, they must be approved by the real political and financial "barons," who are not elected but control the system.
Varoufakis gives the example of France: in 1996, the 500 richest families owned 6% of the income. Today they own 42%. The same financial elite has protected its interests by transferring financial risks to the state. Instead of going bankrupt, financial institutions are "bailout" by the state budget, while taxes on wealth do not increase.
Protests like the one in New York against authoritarian leaders and calls for "No kings" are encouraging, but Varoufakis warns that they are insufficient if the power of the barons is not challenged. These are not recognizable figures, but integrated mechanisms that run the economy, the media, the laws and institutions.
He emphasizes that the real struggle is not with charismatic leaders, but with the invisible structures that enable them to exist. As long as democracy remains formal and not substantial, oligarchy will continue to dominate.
In Albania, too, the situation reflects the same pattern. Political and economic elites have built a system where formal power rests in the hands of the elected, but real control of resources, institutions, and justice rests with an informal minority of oligarchs. Clientelistic agreements, multi-year concessions, fiscal favoritism, and media capture prove that Albanian democracy functions as a facade.
Albanian barons do not appear in campaigns, but they influence every strategic decision. They control key markets, finance political campaigns, maintain connections with the judiciary, and provide silent immunity. This structure has produced a new form of hybrid authoritarianism, where the citizen votes but is not represented.
This analysis brings the need to change the approach to reforms: not only a change of figures in power, but the de-oligarchization of the economy and transparency in decision-making. Albania needs not only new leaders, but also the overthrow of structures that produce new barons in every political rotation./ Pamphlet
Grek budalla! I duket sikur ka shpikur rroten. Rrymen e tij do ta quaja "skizofrenizem ekonomic". Nuk shikon vendin e tij qe eshte kthyer ne nje rrengalle demokratike,ku drejton familja Micotaqis dhe kisha greke me lidhje me Putin,ben gjoja analizen e demokracive perendimore. Nje marksist i fshehur.I brymosur me fene ortodokse.
Me sa di une, dhe nga Emisioni i Ditmir Bushatit, ish Minister i Jashtem i Shqiperise, Jani Varufakis eshte Pedagoog ne Universitetin e Oksfordit. Qe te hysh ne Replike me ate duhet te jesh i barabarte si nivel Prefesional ( ne fushen Ekonomiko financiare) me ate si Person. Une nuk e di se cfare Profesioni keni por Jani ka Botuar 3 libra per problematikat qe po kalon Europa Sot. jam i Mendimit qe ne Shqiptaret ti bejme Replikat me Profesionalizem dhe Argumenta Teknike. Faleminderit.
Bravo inxhinier! Dallohet qarte kultura nga injoranca!
E çi përgjigjesh një copë injorantit/es! Duket që ka bërë veç shkollën e gam-gamizmit virtual dje Unin e ka parë nga trotuari.
Në Shqipëri ky bashkpunim(njësim i pushtetit me oligarkinë) ka edhe origjinalitetin shqiptar(zhvillimin krijues). Në Greqinë e Varoufakis kapitali ngelet aty. Rusia ju ofrojë larjen e borxheve në këmbim të blerjes së disa ishujve. Greqia nuk pranojë. Në Shqipëri politikano-oligarkia, janë gati ta shesin gjithë vëndin, ndërkohë që e kanë shpopulluar atë. Por ndarja e politikanëve nga pushtetit mund të bëhet jo vetëm nëpërmjet falimentimit, por mund të ndiqet modeli 'Rus': oligarkët të eleminohen fizikisht. "Kokat hëngshin". Që kjo mos të ndodhë , SPAK duhet të shpejtojë.
Tek ne elita oligarqike perfaqesohet nga kreu i qeverise Ed Rama. Mjaft te shohesh vendimet qe qeveria Ed Rama, nfakt vetem Rama, mer dhe bindesh qarte. Me e fundit ligji per Paqen fiskale, asnje perfitim shtresat e zakonshme, jo biznesore, e zhytur ne mjerim nga qe ska te paguj ujtin, dritat, taksat lokale, as detyrime te tjera. Per ta ska paqe fiskale, kur ti teket shpirtziut Rama i fut nje urdher per dhune fiskale dhe ca ne burg ca te vetvrare si me energjin. Kto politika zbato Ed Rama sja ndje per humanizmin. At e solli ne pushtshtet oligarkia per ti sherby. Mire keq Sal Berisha e boni nje amnisti fiskale ne 2011, ja fali fakirave cnuk kishin pagu edhe pse pd eshte e djathte. Ky menderi qe drejto ps e majte gjithmon pjerdh djathtas hahahaha.
Super specialist Varufakis bravo.
Pse patronazhistët meshkuj, gjejnë gjithnjë pseudonime femrash si Eri.. Zot çfarë IQ mizerabël kanë, midis patës dhe Xeqinesë.