Birlan Codrut

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[Birlan Codrut @CodrutBirlan]

@blmihnea Este lege in romania ca salariile bugetarilor nu pot fi mai mari ca salariul presedintelui. Se refera la salariul de baza. Motivul pentru care uni au salarii mai mari, este numarul sporurilor.

[Daniel Nita 🇷🇴 @realdanielnita]

Guvernul Bolojan vrea să taxeze mai mult profitul din criptomonede.

Acesta este un mesaj pentru Guvernul Bolojan:

Dacă o să măriți taxele pe criptomonede, majoritatea românilor își vor retrage profiturile în afara țării, în regiuni precum Dubai, Portugalia, Germania, Elveția, Malta, Monaco, Andorra, Hong Kong etc. Astfel, banii proveniți din veniturile din criptomonede nu doar că nu vor mai intra în bugetul statului, dar vor scădea și mai mult. În loc să avem mai mulți bani la buget, vom avea și mai puțini.

Vreau să propun un set de 11 măsuri care ar ajuta bugetul statului prin colectarea de taxe din tranzacțiile cu criptomonede și ar atrage business din această zonă, care ulterior va contribui suplimentar la buget:

1. Se propune adoptarea unei legislații clare, dedicate criptomonedelor și token-urilor, aliniată la regulamentul european MiCA. Cadrul legal trebuie să fie transparent, previzibil și aplicabil cu ușurință de către contribuabili și administrație.

2. Un element-cheie este introducerea unei fiscalități reduse și stimulative: un impozit de 5-7% aplicat direct câștigurilor din crypto, fără birocrație excesivă.

3.Pentru cei care păstrează activele cel puțin doi ani fără a le vinde, impozitul scade la doar 2%, încurajând astfel investițiile responsabile și pe termen lung. (ceva similar cu Germania)

4. Pentru a combate evaziunea, se propune introducerea de sancțiuni ferme: penalități de până la 50% din profitul nedeclarat și, în cazuri repetate, interdicție temporară la desfășurarea de activități financiare.

5. Un coordonator guvernamental, de tip „CryptoCzar”, ar putea asigura coerența politicilor naționale și ar facilita dialogul constant între stat, BNR, ANAF, ASF și industria crypto românească.

6. Băncile comerciale trebuie obligate să nu refuze sau închidă conturile clienților implicați legal în crypto, sub sancțiunea unor penalități aplicabile în cazul discriminării nejustificate.

7. Transformarea digitală a administrației publice poate fi accelerată prin blockchain: cadastrul, diplomele, contractele și arhivele pot fi stocate transparent și permanent. Se poate pilota chiar un sistem de vot electronic, sigur și verificabil, prin tehnologie blockchain.

8. Pentru a integra crypto în sistemul public, cetățenii ar trebui să aibă opțiunea de a plăti taxe locale, amenzi sau donații către instituții de stat în Bitcoin sau alte monede digitale, printr-o platformă oficială. În paralel, marile companii din industria crypto ar putea fi atrase în România printr-un cadru fiscal predictibil și reglementări clare, generând locuri de muncă și venituri suplimentare.

9. România are și resurse energetice ieftine și nevalorificate. Zonele cu surplus de energie hidro, eoliană sau nucleară pot fi utilizate pentru a dezvolta centre de minare crypto, în parteneriat public-privat. Asta înseamnă bani la buget, dezvoltare locală și investiții în infrastructură IT.

10. Băncile de stat ar trebui să ofere servicii de custodie cripto pentru cetățeni și companii, într-un sistem reglementat și garantat similar celui pentru depozite bancare. Aceasta ar crește încrederea în sectorul financiar românesc și ar reduce tentația de a transfera capitalul în afara țării.

11. Se propune și crearea unui ETF național pe Bitcoin, tranzacționat la bursă și supravegheat de ASF, care să permită expunere reglementată și sigură pentru investitorii retail români. Statul poate merge mai departe și cu un fond suveran de Bitcoin, constituit din venituri din minare, dividende ale companiilor de stat și obligațiuni tokenizate vândute investitorilor privați.

Toate aceste măsuri pot fi implementate treptat, în regiuni pilot, și extinse ulterior la nivel național în funcție de rezultate. Monitorizarea permanentă și ajustarea dinamică a regulilor sunt esențiale.

Daca ai ajuns pana aici as aprecia un like si distribuire sa ajunga pana la guvernul Romaniei.

Vezi comentariile pentru impactul bugetar👇 si lasa si tu cateva daca ai ceva concret.

[Birlan Codrut @CodrutBirlan]

@realdanielnita Da se poate frauda dar la diferente mici intre candidati.

[Birlan Codrut @CodrutBirlan]

@realdanielnita daca incepe sa ne fie frica sa ne spunem optiunile inseamna ca e mai naspa decat credeam. Nicusor Dan

[andreibratucu🦇🔊 @andreibratucu]

Ca să înțelegeți cum au calculat ei ce au numit tarifele altor țări.

Trump anunță ca UE de exemplu aplică un tarif de 38% Statelor Unite. Lumea se întreabă de unde a luat acel 38%.

Formula folosită este
delta T= (import-export) / elasticitatea prețului cererii de import * elasticitatea prețului de import în raport cu tarifele * import

Dar elasticitatea prețului cererii de import au convenit sa fie 4
In timp ce elasticitatea prețului de import în raport cu tarifele au setat-o la 0.25. Sau 1/4.

4*1/4=???

Rezulta de aici ca ceea ce ei considera a fi tariful pe care tarile îl exercita asupra US este calculat simplu

Deficit/Import

Am luat cazul UE

Deficit US $235.6 miliarde
Import US $605.8 miliarde

Aplicând formula de mai sus
235.6 / 605.8 = 0.388

Asa că ei au stabilit că UE tarifeaza cu 38% SUA și au încercat să fie drăguți cu un tarif (care e pe bune tarif) de 20%.

Formula poate fi verificata pentru toate tarile cu care SUA are un deficit comercial.

Iar pentru restul 10%.

China ajunge astfel sa fie supusa unui tarif de 54% pentru ca americanii au preferat sa producă acolo și sa importe pentru o forță de muncă ieftină. Sa vedem cum decurge aceasta situație dacă rămâne asa.

Dar e de noaptea mintii.

[Birlan Codrut @CodrutBirlan]

@realdanielnita Salut Daniel, a fost aseara la Gadea, parca si a explicat.A zis sa nu ne facem probleme ca nu sunt pierduti , sunt numai amanati. Cica prezinta la comisie tot felul de scenarii.😂😂

[Birlan Codrut @CodrutBirlan]

@musk_news13 yes

[Birlan Codrut @CodrutBirlan]

@gbuhnici Si daca pacea se va face cu aceste concesii teritoriale, ce mai opteste China sa ia Taiwanul sau mai nou SUA sa ia Groenlanda ca vad ca se tot bate fierul pe asta.

[Birlan Codrut @CodrutBirlan]

@gbuhnici Din cate am inteles , nu este o incetare a focului ci un acord ca nu-si vor mai ataca infrastructura.
Pacea cred ca va fi greu de atins atata timp cat Putin vrea si teritorii ce nu sunt ocupate + toate celalalte conditii.

[Birlan Codrut @CodrutBirlan]

@maur_gabriel da , dar pe langa asta lumea ar trebui sa puna mana si sa citeasca constitutia, si sa o inteleaga. Oricat ar comunica institutiile, tot timpul vor exista oameni care nu inteleg ce se comunica si vor considera ca este un fals sau o manipulare.

[Brave Romania @brave_romania]

Călin Georgescu on July 19, 2024:

❝MAGA turned into MIGA (Make Israel Great Again). That’s how I see it.
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The assassination attempt on Trump was executed with exceptional Hollywood-style PR. Everything is a show.
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The only virus that exists today is the Meloni virus.❞

[andreibratucu🦇🔊 @andreibratucu]

The false prophets of the "New Media"

Dear international friends and users of X,

We are witnessing a dangerous situation unfold where Romania is being used by popular accounts on the platform to create panic and a false image of what is actually happening in the world.

One of those accounts is @marionawfal, whom I choose to reference because I met him a few months ago and helped my partner film an interview which now seems incredible to listen to. Everyone in the crypto industry had an image of Mario from the last cycle, and it was interesting to see him pivot to what is now called "New Media" and the success he was able to achieve mainly because of retweets from Elon Musk.

During the interview you can watch below, he talks about the high level of attention he receives and the responsibility that comes with it. He admits to taking a side in US politics by supporting Donald Trump because he is a "free speech" advocate, but other than that, he says that his journalism is objective regarding Ukraine/Gaza or any other hot topic around the world. He also speaks highly about posting factual information and not misinformation.

Now on the current subject, I feel he is not only taking a side but also spreading significant misinformation about the situation in Romania, and I want to help you understand by clarifying some of these "facts."

He refers to Calin Georgescu as "the rightful president of Romania."

Let me explain what happened here. Romania had a presidential election at the end of 2024. This type of election in Romania is split into two rounds unless one of the candidates gets more than 50% of the votes. In that case, the candidate wins from the first round and gets to be installed as president.

Calin Georgescu won the first round with 22.94% of the votes, which equals 2,120,401 votes out of 9,242,186. The total number of eligible voters on the lists was 18,021,800. By simple math, he obtained the vote of 11.77% of Romanians allowed to vote.

Although we can objectively admit he was a favorite for the second round based on these numbers, the election was annulled. The Constitutional Court of Romania first validated the first round and then two days later decided to cancel the election after voting had already started in some areas outside the country where voting takes three days to help Romanian citizens living abroad cast their votes. Romania's president at that time declassified the documents based on which the CCR canceled the elections, and most of the data given to the public was vague. It mentioned interference from another state, social media manipulation, or the cost of the campaign being different than previously declared. Georgescu declared 0$ (ZERO) campaign budget.

Now again, even if that would be enough to cancel the election, we all agree that the way the situation unfolded is terrible. It showed the lack of interest from Romanian authorities regarding the elections or, worse, parts of the system that accepted all of this before and during the vote.

The root of all problems

Much like all over the world, Romania is a country with corrupt politicians. Most of the time in the 35 years of democracy, the same parties ruled the country with one main goal: FILL THE POCKETS WHILE YOU CAN.

I'm pretty sure you know what that feels like and thus understand that most of the population is fed up and really wants change. It all erupted in the past 2-3 years with inflation skyrocketing after the pandemic and the cost of living becoming unbearable for some parts of the population.

Now here comes Calin Georgescu. A self-portrayed savior of the people and a fighter against the current establishment, he campaigned mainly on social media. Most of his ideology is nationalist, populist, and Christian Orthodox. Most of us had no idea who he was until the very last day before the first round, especially in big cities, and the fact that he won struck the country like a truck.

In fact, some of his voters declared that they had no idea who he was, but social media, especially TikTok, portrayed him as the savior, and the other options were people they couldn't vote for anymore. One week before the election, most polls gave Georgescu less than 5% and, in the best cases, 8% of the votes. So you can now understand the surprise we had after the counting was done.

After that night, Romanians started to analyze the winner of the first round, and what they found was sometimes scary and other times funny—ranging from "There are microchips in Pepsi that enter your body like a laptop" to "The moon landing was fake", "5G technology is extremely dangerous" or "Covid is not real, you can't see it." You can find most of his statements on this website with sources: https://t.co/Djk58nOjyN.

Setting aside some of these statements, which are mostly harmless, he said things like "Romania should look towards Russian wisdom." He even said he would be ready to leave NATO if it felt necessary and criticized the EU and the way it treats Romania.

While we can agree on some small details in these claims, you have to understand the raw feeling of Romanians when it comes to Russia after more than 40 years of communism. It's the same in most of the Eastern Bloc, and it is being passed from one generation to another. And it is mostly hate.
Romania is not the most developed country in Europe, but it grew a lot after being accepted into NATO and the EU, and you can check the economic data that sustains this. That being said, you can probably understand why some of those statements were labeled as dangerous by parts of the population that doesn't want to accept even a small chance of leaving the EU/NATO and turning toward "Russian wisdom."

Back to our current government

One thing that actually unites most Romanians these days is their lack of trust in the current political scene. There is a feeling of exhaustion among us, and we just want honest people ruling the country. Probably just a dream, as my personal take is it will never happen and most of this drama is just "circus". It's always the same situation, just different pockets. Our current prime minister, @CiolacuMarcel , was recently investigated by journalists for different private flights paid for by a company that scammed many Romanians in the real estate industry. Of course, some of those involved in the scam are also politicians. So you probably now understand why we also want change. The situation in Romania is wild these days. We do want change; some think Georgescu is that change, some think he is exactly what we don't need.

I don't want to make any judgments in this article. I'm trying to show you what I think "New Media" and "Citizen journalism" should be, at least in my view. What I thought Mario also stands for after that interview.

In the course of the last few weeks, Mario has posted every step of Georgescu alongside a network of other popular accounts, some of them known for edgy takes or straightforward propaganda, like Jackson Hinkle or Alex Jones. He even came to Romania to interview Calin and George Simion and said he was afraid.
Afraid of what?
What did he think he did wrong to be afraid of?
Nothing.
Just the usual recipe of fear to create drama for views. Many Romanians are asking him in replies to actually dig deeper into the matter and to listen to everyone, but he clearly took a side and goes forward. Why? We don't know for sure; there are some people claiming he was paid to campaign for Georgescu, but there is no actual proof of that being the case.
Maybe it's because he wants to continue with the whole "Anti-Soros" agenda widely spread even by Elon Musk these days. We don't know, and I don't want to point out a reason without proof or facts.

In fact, that's exactly why I wrote this piece. I'm tired of Old Media, and now the concept of "New Media" is failing harder than I would've ever imagined. Misinformation spreads the fastest on the internet, and most people don't take the time to double or triple check.

It is exactly the same practice of biased mainstream media, but for the other side.
It's no longer
"it must be true, I saw it on CNN"
but
"it must be true, I saw *insert popular account* posted it."

We are witnessing a difficult situation, not only in Romania, and I think journalism should evolve into what it should've always been. But this is not the way. We need to present facts and acknowledge the responsibility, especially as our accounts grow bigger.

I encourage every one of you to join the conversation and fill the gaps that I might've missed. Bring facts, bring arguments, do not bring insults.

I hope I was clear enough and that this helps some of you understand the situation better. I would love to see you help this post get the attention it needs.

Thank you,
andreibratucu

[Birlan Codrut @CodrutBirlan]

@realdanielnita Sua nu e membra a Curtii , asa ca nu e obligata sa respecte mandatul.

[FearBuck @FearedBuck]

Top 4 dumbest moments while Congress questioned the TikTok CEO 😭

[Birlan Codrut @CodrutBirlan]

@realdanielnita Problema nu este ca nu vin Daniel, problema este ca nici nu vor sa-l inteleaga si continua sa vorbeasca ca sa se afle in treaba. Incet, incet o sa devina irelevanti daca nu o sa accepte ca lumea se schimba si merge inainte cu sau fara ei.

[Birlan Codrut @CodrutBirlan]

@andreibratucu Andrei, nu cred ca ai de la cine sa auzi chestia asta, pentru ca nu cred ca stiu cu ce se mananca.

[Birlan Codrut @CodrutBirlan]

@realdanielnita Am cumparat ceva Arb si Fet

[Cristian Chifoi @ChifoiCristian]

How I spend my crypto anywhere

Pulled some profits in USDT out of Binance, sent it to an app, paid for groceries, paid for stuff on my vacation.

These places didn’t need to accept crypto!

I paid with USDT, conversion made behind the scenes, vendor got paid into their bank through VISA. I think more apps like this will be present in the future.

Before, I needed to swap USDT for EUR or other currency, then send it to my bank account - and got asked a lot of questions from my bank: “where is the money coming from?” “what account was that?” “are you ok with frozing your account?”

Shit like this took like 2-4 days, and I’ve done it with this app and its VISA digital card in my Apple Wallet, in like 30 seconds.

Sent USDT from Binance through TRON network, took like 20 seconds, and paid at the stores directly with my card, like any other VISA card. Fee’s are 1%.

You can also send BTC and ETH - spend it the same way (and USDC)

Of course I’m gonna get you a referral code! I was first, I win! But you get a small win too. you get to spend your crypto very easy.

The app is called REDOTPAY - don't know what it means, don't really care. All I care is that it works.

You get 5$ BONUS at the start, and the digital card costs 10$ (smart, you need to send 5USDT from some of your crypto wallets - including exchanges).

Buut, there is a flash sale with 50% DISCOUNT right now!

Install it here:
https://t.co/oQkGeLIv8h

I do not deposit my life savings here!! I do only a couple hundred dollars for spending. I do not know if your country supports it, don’t know where you’re from, I’m from Romania.

This is how your wallet looks like, very user friendly

You can prioritize what currency you want to settle when you pay for shit (just like Revolut)

It works in Romania (also Europe I think), it worked in Doha Airport to pay for shit, it worked in the Maldives. Check it.

I think there is more competition coming to this market, because this facilitation of spending your crypto is getting true adoption to crypto - less and less friction with ramp on/offs, and vendors receiving the currency they want, also without friction.

So again, feel free to use it:
https://t.co/oQkGeLIv8h

You can also generate a referral code for your friends. You won’t get rich with it, but maybe pay for wine once in a while.

Adios!