“Should Poland get out of the EU?” - this depends on what is considered as a Polish interest.If the Polish interest means personal freedom of people, equality of all people before the law, fastest possible economic growth, best opportunities for individuals, military safety - then Poland should, absolutely, stay with the EU. As it did, in many tangible and non-tangible ways, 2004–2015.But Polish interest may mean, for some, different things than the above. Probably most fundamental are the values. If someone does not like the supremacy of EU values over arbitrary Polish government decisions, then certainly EU is not a place for Poland.For an individual Pole, the question is “are the EU values my values, so I accept those values and laws as the ultimate law of my land?”. If the answer is “yes”, then there is no issue of “loss of sovereignty”. EU is the extension, on a higher level, of the national Polish identity. No conflict, no loss.But if the answer is “no, I do not want to subject myself to EU laws and I reject the EU values”, well, being outside EU is the way.For me, a clear thing is that I, personally, will have much more freedoms and opportunities in Poland being the EU member, with Polish system consistent with the EU system, than in Poland outside of the EU, with the legal system being rewritten right now, in conflict with EU values. The only satisfaction I would (supposedly) have from Poland being outside EU would be in seeing Polish leaders thumbing noses to the EU Comission, with no consequences. But somehow, that sight is not worth to me the losses of my personal freedoms and opportunities, as a Polish/EU citizen.The whole thing is very similar to an old Soviet Union paradox. For each individual citizen of the old Soviet Union, if the Soviet Union converted into a normal law-based western society (not the 1990+ criminal version), range of freedoms of the Soviet Union citizen would skyrocket. But interviews with Soviet Union citizens were showing that they were very willing to trade personal freedoms and opportunities for the sight of their Party Secretaries trampling everybody around and thumbing noses at the US and other countries.Well, different people have different needs.
Good question: the poorer members tend to see it as a status symbol they have arrived and they get cohesion funds to develop their economies. So it’s a win win and folks to the east still rather fancy joining.However even some less prosperous nations can still receive rude shocks as members: qv Slovakia joined the Euro only to soon be bailed in to subsidise Greek pensions at levels higher than those typical for Slovakian pensioners……To which end, the richer end of the spectrum seem to be giving up on applying. Switzerland finally withdrew its application to join during the UK referendum campaign.Thus poor eastern states are still hoping they can get a dollop of grants if they join but really the EU has lost its mojo and in terms of expansion, the EU looks to be convulsed with its existing multiplicity of problems so may not be admitting any members for some time. Perhaps ever… as the EU is probably anyway doomed to failure in the relatively near term given its current highly patchy track record.
Pick out a social issue that you feel is important to most americans........................
Cost of living isn't a social issue, that's an economic issue. I hate how Liberals cram everything into one umbrella term. Social Issues don't have costs like Racism. It's just an ideology. My biggest social issue in America is the lack of American Morale in the Nation. Everyone wants to be pathetic like Europe. There is a reason why they are poor, ride bikes and live in a Nanny State.
Your Thoughts on the EU (European Union)?
I've been thinking this over for a while now and it's really bothering me. Okay, so the EU is basically a group of friends right? First of all, what sort of democracy do they call this? WOW, we get to vote, but we don't always get what we want... do we? And I know that's just tough luck, but WTH. EU Countries are always poorer, just look at what's happening, Portugal, Greece, Spain and Italy are going through a crisis, like wth. And you know what? Now there's all these complaints going on in Portugal that are titled ''Portugal is considered rubbish'' because the whole country is not permitted to go onto moody.com. I don't know what the hell it is, but people are pissed off about it, and we're not the only country. It's only the countries that have a financial crisis who have been kicked off of the site of moody.com. The thing is, even if a country completely revolted to get off of the EU, what use would that do? Our word is NOTHING. ''Once a country applies to join the EU, it is our slave'' The 7th Treaty of the EU could abolish Britain as a nation, is that what Brits want? I'm not complaning, sure, I wouldn't want to live in a Communist Nation, but seriously?... Is this what they call Democracy nowadays, because it doesn't seem like it to me. What's your opinion on the EU?
Why is pollution considered as an economic problem?
It is good first to know what the social science economics is, it is the study of unlimited desires with scarce resources. Our desire is to have no pollution, but our resources, priorities and economic production make our equilibrium production mix to contain pollution. So, pollution both goes in hand with one of our desires and limits our ability to fulfill others. Hence it is an economic problem, additionally, it is also caused by our economic system (amongst other things, all the way down to natural disasters and the ecosystem such as animals density.) Pollution causes a strain on natural resources and human capital. With pollution, our resources become less valuable, polluted water isn't potable or as useful in many non-consumption activities, increasing our costs to produce goods. With any study of economics, the costs and benefits are the focus. However, as a profit maximizing company (especially one from our past or in nations that don't focus on how dirty an industry is) the costs for them to produce are seen much more in the light of how much do I pay to produce this. They don't see what economist call "social costs" or "social benefits", therefore the free market will produce too much of items that have social costs and produce too little of what have social benefit (think pollution and education, respectively). Social costs and social benefits are very real indeed even if they don't show up on one's balance sheet, which is why we study them in economics as they have a negative or positive affect on our daily lives and our desires. You can also add to this the fact that systems are in place in some areas to fine for and/or add incentives cleanly produce goods and services. And that we as a society can choose to start profitable business to clean up after other companies/people. From what I assume is the logic behind the question, I believe these are less important than what I have mentioned above.
Can someone help me with these world issues questions?
1. Communism is the 2nd most common system of government in the world. (Points : 1) False, communism is an economic system not a political system 2. The European Union was established to make international trade of European nations more efficient. (Points : 1) True 3. Socialist countries typically have authoritative governments that do not allow for democratic principles. (Points : 1) This is a poorly worded question, many countries have, or have had, socialist parties ruling them that are not authoritative, and that abide by democratic principle. On this basis, the answer is: False 4. OPEC is a political organisation that negotiates treaties on behalf of its members. (Points : 1) False 5. The Arab League consists of all countries in the Middle East that are of Islamic faith. (Points : 1) False - religion is not a prerequisite of membership, and many Arab League countries have secular constitutions 6. The European Union has its own national anthem and flag. (Points : 1) True 7. Karl Marx's Communist Manifesto was one of the first documents to discuss forms of socialism. (Points : 1) False 8. The primary reasons the United States gave for the invasion of Iraq were ultimately proven to be false. (Points : 1) True - it could be argued that because of this the invasion was illegal. 9. The countries of Africa are mainly military dictatorships. (Points : 1) True (in the past) False (most are now democracies - the answer your teacher wants depends on how up to date their information is) 10. The United Nations uses its organised military force to invade nations guilty of human rights violations. (Points : 1) False 11. Which of these countries is not a member of the European Union (EU)? (Points : 3) Russia There are some very poorly worded, or deliberately ambiguous, questions, however, wikipedia would have answered most of these for you.
Why did the former Soviet Union have trouble adapting to free-market economy?
because of the fact they have been engaged for see you later in a Marxist government with communal distribution of paintings and earnings. This has been shown to marginalize the elementary output from each and each guy or woman, reducing the productiveness of a given paintings team, marketplace and the rustic. with the aid of being raised in a communcal communist ecosystem, those persons have been additionally no longer arranged to the two run, or take part in, companies of an entrepreneurial or capitalist nature - and consequently it became that far extra complicated to earnings to work together with companies and persons from capitalist environments. subject concerns of means, believe, motivation, maximizing productiveness, have been all subject concerns that the Soviets confronted, and nonetheless confront immediately. The extra distant from the middle Soviet adventure, the swifter human beings transitioned and tailored to the encroaching capitalism from the west.
Which of the EU nations are not using the Euro?
British use the pound. Few places there will take the euro. Countries that use the euro are: Germany Italy Spain Portugal Finland Netherlands Luxembourg Belgium France Austria Greece Ireland Slovenia The new EU states will begin using the euro as their economies are ready. Slovenia began using the euro this year. Vatican City, Andorra, San Marino and Monaco use the euro, but are not EU nations and don't have a vote at the European Central Bank. Kosovo and Montenegro use the euro because they don't want to use the Serbian currency. (Kosovo is still offically part of Serbia and Montenegro was until recently.) My experience is that tourist areas and major cities in Croatia, Turkey, Poland, Czech, Sweden and Slovakia will accept the euro. In some (such as Croatia), you will get a better price than using the local currency. I imagine that's also true in Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Cyprus and Malta, which are among the new EU nations. I don't know about Romania and Bulgaria, which joined the EU on January 1 this year.