It is moral to state aloud what you are, it is moral to be consistent in affirming your own beliefs, it is moral to think in the long run, it is moral to affirm your own identity. It is moral to have the courage to say you are different from the others, even if the others represent, for the time being, the majority.1. A minimal state, only fairer and stronger. A state that would work for Romanians
We need to enact a fundamental change of the state, one which would make the government more responsive to the needs of the citizens, particularly in these times of crisis. We need to see a radical change in the way government and society interact.
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| 1. A minimal state, only fairer and stronger. A state that would work for Romanians |
Luxuriant bureaucracy, which slows down the economic development |
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A weak state, which tries to do many things but fails to de most of them properly |
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2. Attractive taxes. Taxes for the prosperity of Romanians
The citizen’s pocket takes precedence over the State’s pocket
Currently, Romania plays host to the most luxurious fiscal regime in the whole of EU: nearly 500 taxes and fees. The advantages of the flat tax have been lost in the legislative and fiscal jungle in which investors must struggle.
The medium- and long-term fiscal solution is a flat tax of 10% and 15% VAT. Only thus will we be able to keep up with our neighbours.
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| 2. Attractive taxes. Taxes for the prosperity of Romanians | - A fiscal philosophy contrary to the principles of economic development |
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3. Romanians ought to work for their future, not for the State: decentralisation and debureaucratisation
In Romania, bureaucratic procedures make the citizen’s life a living hell, for he no longer works for his own future, but rather for the State. The State in Romania is weak and unfair, because it is overly centralised and hyper-bureaucratised. Administrative simplification and debureaucratisation are indispensable for achieving efficiency and for eliminating the barriers that prevent the citizen from working for his own future. Reducing bureaucracy also means reducing institutionalised corruption, which has made some rich and many poor in utterly unfair manner.
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| 3. Romanians ought to work for their future, not for the State: decentralisation and de-bureaucratisation |
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4. Freedom of choice in education: school in the service of the student
Parents and young people alike bear witness to the current failure of the educational system. We must transform the school from a poorly institution patronised by the Ministry into one in the service of the student and his family – the true beneficiaries of the education system. For the good of our children, we must move on from uniformity and bureaucratic centralism to diversity and competition. It is better to finance students, through educational vouchers, than to finance school bureaucracy. We need true competition between state-sponsored schools, but also between these and private schools.
In those places where the state has not suffocated the educational initiative, the advantages are obvious. An eloquent example is pre-school education, where the dramatic increase in the number of private kindergartens shows better adaptation to the requirements of families.
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| 4. Freedom of choice in education: school in the service of the student!
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- Rapprochement between the school offer and the needs of the local community (1-2 years);
- Encouraging local examples of ‘proper practices’; - Limiting the involvement of the Ministry of Education and involvement of local economy. |
5. Freedom to choose in healthcare: physicians in the service of patients
At the present time, the public healthcare system has failed. Most hospitals have become gardens of death: lacking medicine, medical instruments and enthusiasm from the personnel, they find it impossible to provide quality healthcare services. The damage done by the present system to society as a whole is immense. In the coming years, it will be devastating, unless a profound reform is undertaken now, in direct and bold fashion.
The surge of private health insurance services must represent the basic approach. Privatising hospitals will allow an increase in the quality of services provided, will stimulate accountability in the medical act and will spur the modernisation of the medical instruments available. An eloquent example is that offered by dentistry, which at the current moment is mostly privatised. Competition between the thousands of private clinics answers to the needs of all people, from all walks of life.
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| 5. Freedom to choose in healthcare: physicians in the service of patients
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- Healthcare system based on private health insurance and negotiable contributions, besides a compulsory minimum, covering basic medical care |
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6. Pension reform – from the humility of the present to the dignity of the future
After contributing for decades to the public pensions fund, today’s pensioners are left at the mercy of the state and of the political class. The solution consists in replacing state pensions with a private one, based on competition and voluntary pension insurance. Only thus will we be able to transform forced solidarity in a real, family-based solidarity.
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| 6. Pension reform – from the humility of the present to the dignity of the future
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7. Roads for the future: more and safer roads
Taking advantage of Romania’s position of bridge between East and West, we could hope to achieve development only if we were to possess a functional transportation system. In the field of infrastructure there is only one positive approach which will lead to a long-term positive development: moving on from public financing – taking money from the pockets of the citizen – to a commercial approach, based on attracting private funds, through public-private partnerships. Attracting private capital by leasing infrastructure projects is the only sure way to modernise Romania.
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State of facts |
Solutions |
Effects and time span |
| 7. Roads for the future: more and safer roads |
Old infrastructure |
Leasing the road network (Examples: France, Sweden) – 2 years |
Improving the quality of roads |
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Inflated production costs (much above the European average) |
Initiating private-public partnerships – 2 years |
Attracting capital and accelerating the process of motorway construction |
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| Corruption | Reducing the role of the State – 2 years |
Cost cuts |
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