I want to say a few words about the utilization fee, and first, a bit of background.
The principle of collecting a utilization fee is logical and operates in many countries worldwide. Many used materials cannot simply be taken to a landfill and buried as they contain harmful substances, and their decomposition severely damages the environment. Rusty cars should not …
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I’ll explain why.
The Fund is money collected by citizens and organizations (usually voluntarily, but not in our case) for use for various purposes.
The money is spent by the fund by the decision of the fund’s management and under the supervision of the Board of Trustees.
So, in our case, the money collected under obvious pressure from the authorities …
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In our society, selfishness is considered a negative trait of character. It is believed that egoists love only themselves, neglect the interests of society, so no one loves them.
In fact, I would apply a universal rule to this concept: “Everything is medicine, everything is poison. It’s just a matter of the dose.”
Also, egoism, based on two basic human …
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In Kazakhstan, every self-respecting agashka (a high-ranking official, a big businessman) considers it his duty to give his wife (daughter, mistress) some business (I call this “wives’ business”).
In general, wives (daughters, mistresses) open a business in the sphere they deal with the most themselves – beauty salons, fashion boutiques, restaurants, fashion houses, …
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As a child, we often went to visit relatives in another city. There, of course, I helped my relatives with household chores. One time we went with one of my uncles to the market for fruits. We bought a big bag of apples. My uncle carefully checked each fruit while filling it. But when we got home, it turned out …
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Imagine that you have five adult children, and they decided to engage in different activities. The eldest son chose the oil business, the second – agriculture, the third daughter – light industry, the fourth daughter – restaurant business and the fifth son chose furniture production.
You gave start-up capital to each of the children, and they began to work.
At …
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With the development of market relations in any society, a stratification of the rich and poor is inevitable. It is natural as well as the fact that some of us are smarter, others are sillier, some are more goal-oriented, others are lazier, some are braver, others are more cautious. This is how it should be.
But the general atmosphere in …
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In recent days, a scandal has broken out in the Kazakh and Russian Internet space over the “language raids of Kazakh nationalists”.
I watched videos of these raids. I also read the statements of officials of the Russian Federation.
I will express my opinion.
But before that, a few introductory theses.
At this stage of its historical development, the …
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Recently, I parted ways with a partner. I realized that our approaches to business and life principles didn’t align. The thing is, he’s an entrepreneur in a narrow business sphere. And recently, he got a strong competitor who started “eating up” the market share from my acquaintance by offering better service and a wider range of products.
So, my acquaintance …
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Once in Italy I talked to one local guy. He complained that he was given a small car at a service station for replacement.
“What does it mean to replace,” I ask.
– Well, I gave them my BMW X5 for repairs, and they give me a sedan 316 instead. Can you imagine? While they are …
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