Protests in Belarus

[Discovery 17]

In general, I think it's good decision that unemployed people have to pay this tax. Yes, $150 is quite big money in Belarus, but people have to find job if they want to avoid this tax. I only don't know about Belarus is it so hard to find job there that we see so many unemployed people. As I know, Belarus is good at farming and industries.
It's also strange that Lukashenko didn't ordered to arrest protestors.
P.S. A bit offtopic: Does anybody know why Belarus people are so often using coast of arms very similar to Lithuanian is visible in one of images provided in first post.

Are you serious or joking? As the unemployed have to pay tax? I'm sorry that there are such people! They are not worried about the fate of other people. Very soon it may happen that the dissenters to start a revolution and then like you could get hurt. Think about it.

[LTU_btc]

In general, I think it's good decision that unemployed people have to pay this tax. Yes, $150 is quite big money in Belarus, but people have to find job if they want to avoid this tax. I only don't know about Belarus is it so hard to find job there that we see so many unemployed people. As I know, Belarus is good at farming and industries.
It's also strange that Lukashenko didn't ordered to arrest protestors.
P.S. A bit offtopic: Does anybody know why Belarus people are so often using coast of arms very similar to Lithuanian is visible in one of images provided in first post.

Are you serious or joking? As the unemployed have to pay tax? I'm sorry that there are such people! They are not worried about the fate of other people. Very soon it may happen that the dissenters to start a revolution and then like you could get hurt. Think about it.

Let me explain. Maybe this desicion is strict but I understand why it was made. In some countries people prefer to get unemployment benefits instead of find a job. Such people is parasites of society. Government still need to collect budget and these unemployed people don't help to do it, so they introduced this tax.
But another case if there really hard to find job in Belarus and these people unemployed unvoluntary. Then, this tax is nonsense.

[giantdragon]

There are a lot of jobs (especially in the agricultural, mining and logging sectors) in rural Belarus. The only problem is that the people don't want to do such work, which requires a lot of stamina and energy.

These available jobs are so lowly paid that it is just not worth to take them. You will spend more money on transport, clothes and extra food to recover energy than pittance salary.

[andresem]

P.S. A bit offtopic: Does anybody know why Belarus people are so often using coast of arms very similar to Lithuanian is visible in one of images provided in first post.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pahonia

[LTU_btc]

P.S. A bit offtopic: Does anybody know why Belarus people are so often using coast of arms very similar to Lithuanian is visible in one of images provided in first post.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pahonia

Really?
http://belsat.eu/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/bs1902mitynh-14-660x440.jpg?1509
https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lietuvos_herbas#/media/Vaizdas%3ACoat_of_arms_of_Lithuania.svg

[andresem]

P.S. A bit offtopic: Does anybody know why Belarus people are so often using coast of arms very similar to Lithuanian is visible in one of images provided in first post.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pahonia

Really?
http://belsat.eu/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/bs1902mitynh-14-660x440.jpg?1509
https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lietuvos_herbas#/media/Vaizdas%3ACoat_of_arms_of_Lithuania.svg

The coat of arms Pahonia was the official coat of arms of Belarus from 1991 to 1995 year

After which the flag and the coat of arms of Belarus were changed, to a flag and a coat of arms very similar to the Belarus SSR
Since then, the white-red-white flag is often perceived as the flag of the Belarusian opposition

People who use these symbols do not recognize the referendum 1995 year

These people consider the coat of arms Pahonia and white-red-white flag to be the real symbols of Belarus

[Sithara007]

There are a lot of jobs (especially in the agricultural, mining and logging sectors) in rural Belarus. The only problem is that the people don't want to do such work, which requires a lot of stamina and energy.

These available jobs are so lowly paid that it is just not worth to take them. You will spend more money on transport, clothes and extra food to recover energy than pittance salary.

The wages are not much lower than the average national wages. The only issue is that the employees need to reside in the rural areas, where the internet/electricity connection is intermittent.

[giantdragon]

The wages are not much lower than the average national wages. The only issue is that the employees need to reside in the rural areas, where the internet/electricity connection is intermittent.

May be some of these jobs are normally paid. But if all "parasites" will move to rural areas and apply for them, only few will be able to get normal jobs.