Reaction To Why Poland is Europe's Most Impressive Economy
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- Reaction To Why Poland is Europe's Most Impressive Economy
This is my reaction to Why Poland is Europe's Most Impressive Economy
In this video I react to the story of Poland's economic rise and how impressive the country is in Europe with it's economy and military.
Original Video - • Why Poland is Europe's...
Poland was never soviet state.Thats a mistake in video.
Right , Poland cannot be in any way considered as a "former soviet state" , was never part of USSR!
It seems you didn't understand the passage. Listen carefully again. (... in copmparison to Russia adn other Soviet states)
@@barbac3742 it doesn't say that it was a part of the USSR. The term "soviet state" is often used in terms of soviet influences and policies, which is absolutely true in Poland's case.
Well brother there is no mistake in video. I would say there is if he would state that as a fact or was describing Poland as such without any info but he started with "russia used Poland" and then said that Poland was "absorbed" by russia and became satelite state - which sadly is true. Well what i want to say is that if after all of that he simplify it to russian state it doesnt matter. Phisycally they took over our lands but we all know that we as people never were soviets
6:10 The Soviets had been looting Poland mercilessly since 1945. From city of Bydgoszcz alone, 30 large factories were to be taken to the USSR. So were around 250 vessels that were part of the Bydgoszcz Canal flotilla. Between April and June 1945, the Soviets exported almost 1 million tonnes of coal from the Polish part of Upper Silesia to the USSR. They stole railway carriages, dismantled railway traction, steam locomotives, wagon works, repair workshops, etc. Some 5,500 km of railway lines disappeared from the territory of present-day Poland.
In the Potsdam Agreement, to which Poland was not a party, there was such a solution concerning Poland - it was stipulated that Poland would collect reparations through the USSR. This intermediation was spared to all other members of the anti-Hitler coalition. Poland was to collect these reparations through the USSR. Later, in subsequent agreements, their value was set at 15 per cent. In the following months, years after World War II, this percentage was reduced, to which the Polish government's agreement was forced. As part of the collection of reparations from the eastern reparation mass, Poland received some benefits, but these were benefits in goods. For example, in 1949 a significant percentage of reparation payments consisted of 6 million works of Marxism-Leninism classics published in Polish and printed in the GDR. One should also mention motorbikes, chemicals, chemical reagents, various products were transferred from the GDR as reparations, but the whole agreement was burdened with a so-called compensation clause, or carbon clause, which made the whole regulation virtually a façade. That is, the USSR unjustifiably assumed that this eastern mass, that is, the area of the GDR that the Soviet Union had occupied, was depleted by the so-called recovered lands. A comparison was made between the value of these recovered lands annexed to Poland and the Eastern Borderlands lost by Poland, annexed to the USSR. The Soviets were given a balance sheet that they had lost out on, and they imposed a solution to compensate for this difference in the form of coal supplies, which was extremely unfavourable for Poland. One more thing is worth mentioning. In the area of the recovered territories, Poland took over 2,000 German steam locomotives and their value was again deducted by the USSR and Poland had to pay for these 2,000 German steam locomotives as part of reparation settlements, which proves the façade of this then solution. Among these steam locomotives were Polish steam locomotives, which Deutsche Bahn had appropriated for itself and we received as reparations, and paid for them, Polish steam locomotives, of the Polish State Railways. In 1946, the Polish side proposed that this 15 per cent be reduced to 7.5 per cent, not because the Poles were so generous, but because this annex was so unfavourable to Poland that de facto Poland was being looted by the Soviets under the guise of obtaining reparations. It was more advantageous for Poland to resign. According to Soviet calculations, Poland gained 280 million dollars, and for the coal, which it had to deliver in return, Poland would have gained about 1 billion dollars by selling it on the market. At that time coal was really wealth. Poland was paying a tribute under the guise of obtaining reparations. Poland had no agreement with Germany regarding reparations, and the only agreement to renounce reparations was between Germany and the USSR and Poland was not a party to it. The Soviet Union also renounced reparations on behalf of Poland. They could not renounce on our behalf. Besides, to this day no document has been signed, which means that de facto Poland has not renounced reparations either to the Soviet Union or to Germany. Germany has reparation agreements with all countries, except Poland.
Licencia poetica.
tnx for writing it all
@@andrzejkowalski4021 pod kątem czego?
Hey, Mert Pol, when you'll arrive to Poland?
I grew up during these economic transformations. They were taugh times. You couldn't afford many things. As a child I didn't complained because I didn't understand what's going on. I had my friends after school and books. Not a lot of TV. My parents luckily had their jobs (low paid but sufficient), we didn't have much but living in a village we had vegetables to eat. When my sister got married I remember they lack of money so needed the family support. Many people that time were buying "on the notebook" means they paid their bills at the shop after their next salary. They were hard times. You will hear a lot of stories because almost everyone struggled. We lived pooerly. We constantly earned for sht and dreamed about better times. You were lucky and brave to go abroad to work to earn money. This is what I remember. Cheers!
The Soviets got coal from Poland and in return they took our ships.
Sonds like they just took and took
@@AS-010o0 Yes. That is the point. But thanks to karmic justice it is why Russia is failed state now.
Balcerowicz's reforms were a shock therapy which had to be done . Just ovenight the queues in front of stores vanished and the stores were again full of different stuff, especially the ones selling food. People instead of buying 1 kg ham could buy only a few slices for a market price much higher but they could do it. Before there were practically empty shelves. Goods in the 80-ties were sold for cards with coupons. But we survived these hard times. As always Poles do.
Transition didn't work only in Poland - actually half of exWarsaw Pact have been successful without oligarchization. It has been problem only in states that didn't direct themselves to west - Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Caucasus & -stan countries
Poland has thousands of domestic companies. We produce our own domestic high quality products. From some of the best boats in the world(Galeon) to world renowned games(Witcher, Cyberpunk). high quality cosmetics, innovative appliances, etc.......
Surely, the chap in the video was not too informed.
It was more about history.
That changing period was one of reason why im in UK now. this was like Wild West. My degree its business economics but i never have chance to work as economist .. instead i was working on building sites, petrol station, shop assistant, have small business in DIY , 1 year in Germany as DIY , i was merchandiser for Coca-Cola. Just imagine we didn't have VAT system at this time ...... this was crazy times!!!!
I grew up in 90's in Poland and I can say that this was kind of lost generation. There was times when we have eaten only rice with apples for several months. I was walking to school in skiing shoes which my mum got from charity form Wester Europe. It's was really hard times. Not to mention the gravity of consequences of unemployment rates, huge inflation and lack of perspectives. I've read somewhere that 1/5 of polish people have ptsd because of that. Growing up and living in 90's for many of us was traumatic experience I whish none to endure.
6:24 it is clear that the author of the video watched by the author of the Mert Pol channel has no idea about communist Poland . As a Pole born and raised in communist Poland, I already explain (my family hates communism) . Poland under communism was the only country in this camp where there were private farms and small family private companies. Agricultural farms in Nagiel imperial units could not exceed an area of approximately 35 acres. Small private companies could not employ more than 10 people. Of course, the communist authorities put obstacles in the way of these private owners, but at the same time, private property was respected in the judiciary and there was a legal market for the sale and purchase of private property. After World War II, under communism, communists brought from Russia by Stalin were afraid to introduce communism in Poland, modeled on the USSR, because they knew that a civil war would immediately break out in Poland because Poles, who had a strong partisan movement during World War II, had many hidden weapons which they did not give to the communists. Nobody wanted a fratricidal war that could also threaten the existence of the USSR, which they probably realized in Moscow (my opinion). This explains the phenomenon of Poles, why they quickly found their way in free market economics. In Poland, under the communists, there was a free market economy, but the communists called it the black market and the authorities pretended it did not exist . Western economists present either do not know this or have ignored this fact and therefore present it as a shock . None of those in power in Poland after 1989 can implement one thing that affects demography. Why was there high demographics in Poland under communist rule, and at the same time there was liberal abortion law? The answer is simple, people had access to cheap state-owned rental apartments. No Polish government after 1989 understood and does not understand that for children to be born, young people must have a place to live and there must be cheap nurseries and kindergartens.
How it was at that shock period? I'll give you a small example. My Mother earned about 250 PLN and my Father 200 PLN at that time. Prices weren't much lower than now (and the products quality was way lower). Now I earn under 6000 PLN, My parents a little about 5000 PLN. Products quality is great and our live quality skyrocketed. We re just Poles from a little town in the province (I serve in the forces, father - mechanic, mother - finances of drug store). In bigger cities of course wedges are higher. The shock terapy was the best what happened back then. It was hard. But now I can say with full responsibility that I'm very content and happy of my life and my country. Wedges are constantly growing.
Poland was never In Soviet Union. We wore under easter block just like easter Germany but not Soviet Union. We are Geographically Central Europe and Politically and mentally Western Nation
In 90's was very poor for many pepole but it change life for their kids
Solution to middle income trap is investment in education and R&D. Cheap labor can pull you long enough, but then you need turn cheap labor into skilled labor. Most countries (look China) fail by not adopting model to upcoming challenges.
Why couldn't this video be 11s longer...
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Z jednej strony była bieda, z drugiej : w 5 minut założyłam działalność gospodarczą jako uczennica i zarobiłam na wakacje. Tak, czy inaczej stracone pokolenie. Mam ponad 50 lat i moja młodość przypadała w tych latach.
Też mam 50 lat i podobne odczucia. Wolałbym teraz być młody i teraz zaczynać życie.
Pamiętam jak bezrobocie sięgało 18%, a bezrobocie wśród młodych 40%. Pracownik nic nie znaczył. A my w tych warunkach wchodziliśmy na rynek pracy. Teraz zaś mam problem z awansem, bo choć mam kompetencje, to jestem... za stary!
Rosja to wcielenie zła. Tyle w temacie.
A ja mam 58 lat, nie uważam, że coś straciłem, wręcz uważam, że żyłem w złotych czasach, ale trzeba było się umieć w nowej rzeczywistości :)
Ja zagranice na handel już wyjeżdżałem w 87 roku, dociągnąłem z szeroko rozumianym import - export do 2017 roku.
Moim zdaniem młodzi ludzie w tej chwili mają dużo gorzej i trudniej się dorobić. Chyba, że właśnie tacy rodzice jak ja, którzy się dorabiali na transformacji ich na początku ustawią.
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1:06 First mistake😂 Poland was never part of USSR
Just one thing Mert. We didn’t grow because of great management. We grew despite our governments and thanks to money from EU. The biggest factor of PL’s success though was this thing that cannot be named. It’s our ability to cope, we call it ‘kombinowanie’. It cannot be translated to English as far as I am concerned. Nevertheless, it comes from Polish name of ‘pliers’, but we use it as a verb.
The Polish economy is not growing because it is well managed. It is growing thanks to the entrepreneurship of Poles, EU funds, and the Balcerowicz reform. Certainly few people appreciate Balcerowicz (it's unpopular), but let them show a better way.
Many countries occupied by Russia (which were theoretically outside the USSR) managed to avoid oligarchization. That's good, but the capital remained dispersed. How to build your own economic power on distributed capital? Some would like the state to replace private capital (the previous PiS government), but this is a path to the abyss. Unfortunately, such ideas reach many people. I am afraid that without another Balcerowicz we will fall into this abyss.
Sadly the populist policies will always find the most support. Harsh but necessary policies will be hated. People still use raising the retirement age as an argument against Tusk.
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Th reacted video has way to many mistakes
Unfortunately, now the government has changed and problems are already starting. It is withdrawing from the construction of a large central CPK mega airport. He wants to phase out arms purchases and the construction of small nuclear reactors.Foreign companies are already withdrawing.Now we will adopt a green deal and agriculture will collapse. We must accept illegal immigrants from Africa (although we accepted real war refugees from Ukraine)and pay them more than a Polish citizen (because you have to pay them as much as e.g. in Germany, they forgot that Poland🇵🇱 is poorer) or pay a fine of 20,000 euros per person. (I have never had so much money in my life)
Xd.
Niemcy są w czarnej dupie i rolę Niemiec przejmie Polska. Wszystko z Europy zachodniej ucieka do Polski bo skończył się eksperyment globalizmu, a Polska nadal jest konkurencyjna cenowo i ma wszystko co jest potrzebne do zdywersyfikowania produkcji wszystkiego od wysokich technologii po gacie. Ponadto w Polsce odradza się przemysł zbrojeniowy i na to stawia też Polska. Co prawda straciliśmy trochę czasu przez nieudolność i rozkradanie państwa ale to się szybko zmieni. A nie chce mi się o tym pisać.
Bez przesady. Zejdz na ziemie… Jaka ekonomie maja niemcy, jaka my? Nie mamy wilekich firm tylko kapital zagraniczny ktory moze uciec przy problemach…
@@AS-010o0 No właśnie pojawiły się problemy i wszystko z zachodu wypierdala na wschód lub do Indii ale Indie są dla wielu za daleko i koszty frachtu są za wysokie. Polska nie potrzebuje gigantów, którzy wywrócą nam gospodarkę, Polska potrzebuje dużo małych firm i paru gigantów, na więcej nie ma miejsca. Polska nie potrzebuje jednej gałęzi gospodarki, Polska ma dywersyfikację dlatego przetrwała wszelkie kryzysy. Nie wkłada się wszystkich jajek do jednego koszyka, nie uczyli? Niemcy postawiły na Rosję i są w czarnej dupie, a teraz cisną ich kitajce. A co ja ci tu będę opowiadać, czy mnie tu płacą za nauczanie czy co?
@@AS-010o0 To prawdopodobnie Rosyjski Bot. Zignoruj go.
Reality check. The Polish buying power parity is about 80% of the EU average. Mabe in a few years it will be average, but still less nominally. Poland has the 'largest army' on paper only. The productivity per worker is MUCH lower than in the developed economies. Poland has no large global companies and would need about 50 years of continued growth to catch up in terms of productivity. That said, the growth rate has indeed been impressive and Poland does have the chance to join the G20 if the growth continues.
Thanks for of opinion from Russia. It would be properly discarded.
I remember this period very well. It is not something you can expalin in a few sentences. I takes a few evenings to explain what was going on on a human level.
Again with this BS about Poland being invaded numerous times because of its geography. According to British historian, Norman Davies, Poland throughout its long history was no more invaded than other countries on the European Continent.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA - Sherlock !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What country was so devastated as Poland ??????????????
@@soundofsilence4 Read your history chucklehead before making a fool of yourself with this ridiculous post. The Polish occupiers of the Kremlin in 1612 burned down the surrounding buildings in Moscow, killing 500,000 people, to clear the area for defence purposes. Also, a renegade Polish nobleman, called Lisowski was allowed to form a cavalry comprising ruthless Poles and Lithuanians who pillaged the Russian countryside for booty. That is just one example of many. If you think that Poles were saints during their long 1000-year-plus history then think again. You might think that the Poles were 'pussy' victims but history indicates otherwise.
the map annoys the shi$t out of me - Poland was never a Soviet state - that one would never pass even by a super strong dictator like Stalin was... either you show the whole block of soviet influence - then the map should also include Eastern Germany, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Bulgaria, Roumania or USSR if you want to talk about ex soviet republics
The map- at 6.30- shows East Germany, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania etc. The whole eastern bloc.
@@leno_o17 yes, and he names correctly Poland as satellite state on this occasion but then on the same map there is Yugoslavia which wasn't part of eastern block or satellite state to the USSR. Also he kept calling Poland "former Soviet state" for the rest of the video which is incorrect.
There are only three Superpowers. US, EU and China. Poland can be only Local or Great Power.
do not make me laugh. Ask the propagandists why so many Poles left and have no intention of returning. How the poorest. Buy yourself an expert abacus and maybe you will find out.
Shout your mouth bro,lots op polish people are back to country, way more will back soon,now I wait to see British coming to work and live Ower here
you make my laught most Poles left in communism times when you ruled thru agresion.
Tak Brytyjczycy przyjadą do Polski 😂 nie rozśmieszaj mnie. W Polsce trzeba ciężko pracować, a Anglicy nie są nauczeni do takiej pracy. @@przemyslawborek5040
Wtf?u got no idea what u talking about boy.where r u from?what is story of your country if u got any
what a bullshit, megalomania :P
O widze ze wyznawca pustych serc sie znalazl 😆
15:38 Expanding seaport of Gdańsk, Buliding of CPK in the middle of a country( Central Airport and railway port), new seaport of Swinoujscie at the sea, nuclear power plants. So yes, it is planned. We will see what the current government will handle it.
They would continue it. The current delays is due to immense corruption of the PiSkremlin.
@@TheRezro We will see.
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