Billionaires are getting richer, while the government has prepared tax increases
and other cuts for the underprivileged. ---- As every year, anarchistscommemorated Labor Day on May 1. However, they perceive this holiday somewhatdifferently than it was during the compulsory celebrations of the regime duringthe Bolshevik rule, or as representatives of some political parties commemorateit today. For anarchists, May Day is on the one hand a reminder of theirpredecessors, who in the 1880s fought for an eight-hour working day and wereeventually executed by the American justice system. Not because they committedanything, but because of their anarchist beliefs, because they demanded theabolition of the system of capitalist exploitation and wanted freedom and socialjustice. On the occasion of May Day, anarchists follow up on these demands andcall for the destruction of capitalism and the wage labor system, which is only amodern analogue of the previous systems of slavery and serfdom. Instead, theycall for free work that fulfills a person, expresses his dignity, and thuscontributes to the health of communities and society as a whole.The banner at the head of this year's anarchist May Day march read in largeletters: "Down with (this) government!" Let the people rule themselves!" Hismessage was clear. Like many other underprivileged people in this state, we areagainst the current anti-social government, which by its actions only confirmswhat could be expected from it. But it is not just about this government, it isabout the entire system of the existing capitalist regime, which has been keptalive and served by all previous post-colonial governments. The current TOGETHERgovernment coalition went into the election saying they deserved "change". Theystuffed us with the word up and down to show exactly what was to be expected - nochange is taking place. Perhaps for the low-income majority of society - a changefor the worse. If other political parties that were on offer had won, it wouldnot be so different.It is obvious that as long as we believe in the electoral fairy tale and thepossibility of change within the framework of the rules set by capitalism, wewill not budge. Real change can only come with understanding the fact that thereis no way, and rejecting the lying and deceitful nonsense that there is no otherway. Only then can people govern themselves and we can talk about true democracy.But since we've had a bite of the current government, let's see what it currentlyhas in store for us. She recently presented, albeit vaguely, but with greatfanfare, her so-called consolidation or recovery package, with which she wants toreduce the budget deficit by 150 billion crowns. Perhaps it is not out of placeto say right away that even during the government of Babish, the ruling ODStogether with him, among other steps, agreed on the abolition of the super-grosswage. As a result, people with above-average salaries noticed this in theirsalary increases. It had almost no effect for low-income employees, but itimmediately stuck an ax in the budget in the amount of 150 billion, which thegovernment now wants to save, especially for those at the bottom and for thefuture of young people. At the same time, during the press conference presentingthe package, the government protected itself with regard to future generations.One has to laugh at Prime Minister Fiala's hypocritical rant when one remembershow he previously addressed high school climate justice activists. From hiswords, one could sense undisguised contempt for the future of future generationsand their justified anxiety about the climate crisis. It is significant that thegovernment continues to be completely uninterested in this topic and has nottaken it into account at all in its package, which is supposedly made in theinterests of children and grandchildren.Therefore, in order for young people to have a "better" time, the government willlimit the support of universities, cancel the tax discount for working students,the discount for non-working parents, kindergarten fees... The government packagewill also harm the environment - the conditions for recycling will worsen or,after the recent wave of fare increases and cutting discounts for students andpensioners will make public transport even more expensive. There will be anincrease in GDP for repairing bicycles, clothes or shoes, which will lead to morewaste. Furthermore, the government came up with another disadvantage for thosewho want to consume food with a lower impact on the planet. In addition, it isnot at all clear from the government's statements what will happen with cuts inenvironmental subsidies. On top of all this, thousands of civil servants will befired so that the state can become even more ineffective in meeting the needs ofthe people.The ODS has once again proven that pre-election promises (such as those about notraising taxes) are just sauce for the naive. Of course, this does not affect theupper classes, in whose interest right-wing governments, in particular, act sogladly, willingly and programmatically. We hear again how we lived beyond ourmeans (we down here know nothing about that) and how we have to tighten ourbelts. However, this tightening is somehow not related to the oligarchy. Whilewe, the underprivileged, had to reach deeper into our pockets due to the increasein energy prices, such a Kretínský reported a profit of over 100 billion thanksto this increase. And then there is no money. But this government (and no otherwould be different) prefers to take from those who have little, so that those whohave plenty can have even more. How much longer are we going to like it?A3 ( May 2023) can be downloaded HERE https://www.afed.cz/A3/A3-2023-05.pdfhttps://www.afed.cz/text/7941/a3-pryc-s-touhle-vladou_________________________________________A - I N F O S N E W S S E R V I C EBy, For, and About AnarchistsSend news reports to A-infos-en mailing listA-infos-en@ainfos.ca
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