Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2005-03-08-Speech-2-068"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2005-03-08"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Social situation in the European Union2
dcterms:Language	"cs"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20050308.7.2-068"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2005-03-08-Speech-2-0692
lpv:speaker	lp:Milan Cabrnoch2
lpv:spokenAs	member; EPP-ED (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Občanská demokratická strana (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; EMPL (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 substitute; CONT (2004-09-28--2007-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen. We are discussing a report on the social situation in the European Union; this report states that the social situation is not good. However, the report fails to name the actual causes of failure. The true reasons for the slump in economic growth and employment are the restrictions in the freedom to engage in business, the rising cost of labour, mushrooming regulation, bureaucracy, increasing redistribution and the influence of the state. The cause of the problem is that personal initiative, responsibility, and effort are kept separate from social and economic appraisal. Redistribution breaks the bond between success and affluence. The more we redistribute in favour of those who, through their own fault, are unsuccessful, the more unsuccessful people we will have. If we continue to confuse equal opportunities with egalitarianism and mediocrity, the more mediocre people we will have. The correct and only genuine way to improve the social situation is through economic growth. Only a wealthy society can afford to spend more on social programmes. We need to cut taxes, clamp down on regulation, and defend the freedom to engage in business. The rights of employees must be balanced with the rights of employers; education must be connected with success. The rights of diverse groups of citizens must not be allowed to overshadow universal rights, the rights of us all; support for one group must not result in restrictions for another. I have found none of these solutions or proposals in the report; in fact, the opposite is true. The report, as drafted, does not benefit the European Parliament, the European Union, its Member States, or their citizens. And therefore I call on you, ladies and gentlemen, to vote against the proposed report. Thank you."@en1
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