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R. Trzaskowski, current mayor of Warsaw, future President of Poland [354]
If it is so simple, why does the Polish government not do the same thing?
Because politicians tend to cater to the opinion of their voter base to win elections, PiS (current Polish government) is more interested in repeating the thoughts and fears of the poorest segments of Polish society as not to appear alienating to them, that is something the left was able to succeed with in the past in most of Western Europe. Nowadays they try to appear as the intellectually capable advisors they think they are (which is rubbish).
PiS government policies (backed by the EU) is giving out handouts, as to appear to be the source of support and the mirage of being taken care of. (Welfare state type of mentality)
Instead of creating incentives on their own, which would benefit the country, but fears of enriching the opposition halts the possibility of such ideas.
Problem is that most peasants see limitations instead of opportunities and are still used to this day to expect support from the government, which the government happily provides in fear of protests and a general uprising. Which again is transferred to all the population in the vicinity, which again is vital why also the church and local elites has a stronghold in rural and decentralised areas to decrease unrest and help out without the need of the government to be involved, but due to removal of the aristocracy (as a vital part of the system) and the opposition fighting the influence of the Clergy, the peasants mentality has to be catered to instead of challenged due to increasing amount of clergy with a peasants background and intellectuals trying to be better then they are by fighting the mentality of peasants without any success