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Mika Merano wrote that the concern over the support for the National Coalition Party had led to communication guidelines, which he claimed originated from Ellun Kanoilta or imams. He assessed that the guidelines resulted in criticism from the Finns Party and discussions about inheritance tax. Merano said he understood why the National Coalition Party did not want to eliminate inheritance tax by reducing an equivalent amount of development aid. According to him, the party's target program committed to the UN's sustainable development principles, which indicated using 0.7 percent of gross national product for development aid. Merano estimated that this meant doubling the current development aid of about one billion euros. He argued that development aid could not be cut if the goal was to increase the use of tax funds for what he described as virtue signaling and for financing, among other things, swimming pools, private zoos, and golf courses. According to him, this would be the case even if the cut would allow for the elimination of the inheritance tax. #Kokoomus #Perintövero #Kehitysapu (translated)

Otto Meri criticized the cuts to the prosecution service and compared them to the tax-free dividends of trade unions, the tens of millions granted in corporate support to publicly traded companies, and the hundreds of millions in development aid. According to Meri, the handling of a typical criminal case could already take up to five years, and the cuts would further prolong legal proceedings. He assessed that this would particularly increase the uncertainty of crime victims. Meri considered the realization of criminal responsibility to be one of the pillars of the rule of law and stated that the judiciary should be strengthened rather than weakened. He viewed the cuts as a wrong direction. #oikeusvaltio #rikosoikeus #yritystuet (translated)

Niko Sillanpää wrote to Otto Juote that according to Ellun kanat and Miltton, cutting development aid and immigration from developing countries would reduce the votes of educated women voters in the avocado sandwich zone. He also said on the same basis that the Muslim Brotherhood should not be voted against. #politiikka #maahanmuutto #kehitysapu (translated)

Roni Arvonen wrote that decision-makers would prefer to raise the retirement age of working Finns rather than cut development aid or Kela benefits for immigrants. He estimated that the patience of ordinary working Finns regarding such spending would run out at some point. #eläkkeet #kehitysapu #maahanmuutto (translated)

Tuomo Saarni pondered the significance of organizations and development aid, stating that he would rather raise the retirement age than give them up. According to him, salaries in the public sector's middle management and above were extremely high while the private sector struggled with profitability. He also wrote that solo entrepreneurs ceased their operations because they could not manage their YEL payments, and believed that the value map of society was misaligned. #kehitysapu #yrittäjyys #julkinensektori (translated)

Raimo Savipakka wrote that he agrees with Jari. He urged to reduce the public sector, development aid, and the status of the nobility, as well as to carry out municipal mergers and reduce the number of social and healthcare regions. According to Savipakka, pensions should not be touched, however. https://t.co/adBi50XaJ9 #Suomi #politiikka #talous (translated)

Juho Salo criticized Finland's pension system and wrote that if the retirement age were to be raised, it could, in his opinion, be increased all at once to 100 years. He argued that in the system, a worker could pay pension contributions for 50 years, which would correspond to 25 percent of their salary, and receive a pension only at the age of 74. Salo pointed out that, according to him, pension accrual could not be collected. Salo called the system an economic catastrophe. He calculated the total amount of pension contributions and other shares to be 33.7 billion euros: 28.2 billion for occupational pensions, 0.7 billion for employees' shares, and 4.8 billion euros for state contributions. According to him, this amount could be used to pay a monthly basic income of 656 euros in addition to current social benefits and wages without tax increases. He compared the current system to a model where the retirement age would be 50 years and the pension would be 900–1,100 euros per month. Salo believed that money available earlier could be invested by individuals. He also criticized that those born before 1964 would receive the promised pension, while later generations would be left with the bill. Salo proposed that an investment of about 800 euros per month for 25 years would accumulate 240,000 euros without returns and over a million euros with investment returns. He related his comparison to the MSCI World index for the years 2001-2026 and said that wealth would remain for inheritance if 3-4 percent was withdrawn annually. According to him, such a system could make Finnish workers millionaires by the age of 50-60 and free up jobs sooner. Additionally, Salo criticized trade unions for not organizing strikes against pension contributions, development aid, and financing immigration, in his view. He compared the pension system to economic development aid and described it as an even worse solution. #eläke #perustulo #kansantalous (translated)

Korson Jussi wrote that he had asked artificial intelligence to list the countries in the world where development aid expenditures exceed the police budget. According to him, the list included Luxembourg, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Denmark out of a total of 210 countries. He also noted that Finland is paying off debt. #kehitysapua #Suomi #maailmanmaat (translated)

Joni Juusela wrote that Herrala's estimate of 30 billion in development aid did not reflect what he considered a terrible situation, as the aid was financed by debt. According to Juusela, the 30 billion euros in development aid had accrued about 15-30 billion euros in interest expenses. He estimated that interest would be about 0.5 billion euros this year at an effective interest rate, or about 1.1 billion euros if the debt stock were to be renewed under current market conditions. Juusela wrote that the interest expenses on the debt taken for development aid would soon surpass the aid itself. He called for the cessation of development aid and stated that only the True Finns were credible in this matter. #kehitysapu #velka #korkokulut (translated)

Jukka Lepikkö wrote that 30 billion euros was a large amount to be given abroad while Finland's economy was in difficulties. He referred to the views of British economist Peter Bauer, according to whom in development aid the poor of rich countries transfer money to the rich of poor countries, and criticized the fact that Finland took on debt to provide money for aid abroad. According to Lepikkö, Finland became indebted and violated EU treaties when the debt ratio was 90 percent. He believed that the debt had built a large public sector, which also included the task of providing support to foreign countries. According to him, development aid led to dependency on support and increased immigration from Africa. Lepikkö referred to Zambian economist Dambisa Moyo, who argued that development aid harmed Africa and that dependency on support hindered positive development by corrupting local markets. He wrote that development aid should be stopped. #kehitysapu #velka #talous (translated)

Juho Salo wrote that with the same amount of money, it would have been possible to get 10–15 granite pyramids for Finland, at least five nuclear power plants, or seven biogas plants refining biodiesel from peat. He suggested that development aid be converted into a voluntary tax or banned by law. #kehitysapu #kestävyys #ilmastonmuutos (translated)

Rami Kurimo wrote that, in his opinion, in development aid, the poorer people of wealthy countries transfer money to the wealthy of poorer countries. He also claimed that Finland took on debt to distribute money abroad, and asked whether this made sense. He cited Kauppalehti as a source. https://t.co/fNpy9wfXTs #kehitysapu #velka #rahajako (translated)

Sture Fjäder wrote that development cooperation should be completely stopped and development aid reduced to zero. According to him, a country in debt cannot act as a benefactor. He referred to a publication stating that Finland had already sent 30 billion euros and assessed the results as unconvincing. https://t.co/BSaGunsGwk #kehitysyhteistyö #kehitysapu #Suomi (translated)

Rami Kurimo pondered the topic of development aid and corruption and asked how sensible it was for Finland to send money to Africa and whether there were better uses for the funds in Finland. He referred to a news article from MTV Uutiset. https://t.co/m15z2OYv4Z #kehitysapu #korruptio #Suomi (translated)

Alex Günsberg wrote that he considered the only acceptable model for development aid to be that the parliament would leave the Finnish people's money alone and open a voluntary donation account. According to him, taking the funds of one's own people by force and sending them elsewhere should be considered treason. #kehitysapu #Suomi #lahjoitukset (translated)

The Finns Party viewed that financing development aid with debt was unsustainable. According to the party, the money did not circulate within the Finnish economy, but went to countries where many had widespread corruption. It demanded prioritization in the Finnish economy and stated that Finns should come first. #ps #perussuomalaiset #kehitysapu #prioriteetit #kehitysapu #Suomi #korruptio (translated)

Development aid does not become more effective by simply changing the words. Developing countries do not improve by changing the words. Even in our own country, someone decided to start calling immigrants from developing countries relying on the social security system as top talents. But no, that didn't work either. Empirically verifiable facts cannot be changed by beautifying the language – although a significant part of the left's energy seems to be spent on that nowadays, playing with words. #kehitysapu #maahanmuuttajat #sosiaalisetasiat (translated)

These words should not be used according to Fing. 1) Developing countries 2) Development aid I consider it quite likely that these words will continue to be used in the future. https://t.co/R5rmPn6E7Z #kehitys #yhteistyö #apua (translated)