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The socialist rate will not be reduced to the previous level. At least, according to the last leaks from the government . That is, of course, some symbolic solution will be found: either for anyone from small businesses they will give a benefit, or the decrease will affect everyone, but-follow the hands-the rules for its accrual will change so that the load on this tax will not rise. Well, yes, as always, the only meaning in the phrase goes after “but” - in this case we are talking about the level of salaries, after which the regression begins.

Those who were hoping that 34% would return to the recent 26% from the current, and the order of President Medvedev would be fulfilled, we can once again recall vain hopes. There have been a lot of them in recent years. However, over and over again-as the next beautiful words turned out to be chatter of pure water-the number of ready to hope for something was reduced.

Maxim Kvasha

Maxim Kvasha is a legendary journalist who shocked the world of an interview about 600 thousand Russian security forces, "who do not do it and are looking for where to make money." Now - an economic consultant, since February 2011 - a special correspondent of the magazine "Money".

But there were more cynics, emigrants - real and internal. And people who are ready to look at Medvedev as a symbol of changes gradually began to perceive as naive idiots. Quietly so-few have enough tactlessness to directly say to the respected “pillars of the intellectual elite” that they are engaged in something essentially immoral.

The president’s press conference last week-a large, the first, and possibly the latter-changed everything. Actually, she herself was surprisingly empty: no, no, all important questions were asked, in the mildest forms, but still asked, but the answers to them did not sound. Not a single one. Two and a half hours those who still have some illusions remained, and simply obligated to the duty of the service painfully listened-well, at least Medvedev will say something. Nope, zero. If it goes down in history, it is only a fucking joke about the use of the northern deer “more than 100%”.

Actually, the event in Skolkovo did not bring any special disappointment in the figure of the current president - few had these illusions. But there was not just disappointment, but an open indignation “intellectuals with an impeccable reputation - from Alexander Auzan to Ella Pamfilova and Sergey Guriev” ( list of Vladimir Fedorin ). Briefly: the point that these people helped to roof a criminal regime, leading the country to a dead end of stagnation. And notice - even though there are no quotes, this is essentially not my words, these are the words of the editor, who for years has given the word to these people.

They seem to be ready to repent themselves. Otherwise, how to understand the column of Konstantin Sonin (this economist, if he was not a part of the Medvedev Klaka, but at least stood side by side), in which he, agreeing with Fedorin in the main one, is languidly justifying: “He truly reconcile with the fact that the next opportunity to move forward will open in 10-15 years is difficult. Contrary to the obvious. "

Sluggishly - because it is quite obvious: any support increases the stability of the system, encourages the insanity and self -interest of the authorities. Prolongs life. There would be no hunters to participate in meaningless chatter, you look, and the window of opportunities would open not in 10-15 years, but much earlier.

By the way, I think that it will open already before. In part, too, by the way, because it is “difficult to put up” with the fact that the most productive years will have to live in a decaying society and a collapsing country. And partly - because I know: most social processes develop exponentially, at first it seems to be slow, and then - wow, and you will not notice how everything has changed.

And now-it does not matter that the boy shouted: "And the king is naked!" It is important that the whole street found that his retinue was not dressed either. There can be nothing to follow.

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