Republicans would have gone down harder and faster than Fox News, no way they would have done it. Convict a president with an amazing approval rating that carried them on his back and everybody knows it? In an unprecedented sham post-office impeachment over such a staged molehill? Yeah right.
Really bad move on not pardoning Assange. Why play nice with these backstabbers at this point?
High bureaucracy, high and silly taxes, high social security net. Nothing unusual for Europe but very different from the US. There isn't really an equivalent to the Republican Party here (in terms of economic principles, not being the snakes they are now).
Polish wages have never been that great (thanks half a century of communism) so people prefer the extra security from the government as they are not able to save up much in case they lose their jobs. Plus a lot of political parties promise additional government handouts - including the current ruling one. More handouts = more taxes to pay for them
The economic situation is slowly improving but high government involvement means high inefficiency so a lot of the would be gains are lost in a black hole somewhere. A lot of people see that and they are rightfully frustrated.
Even if you accept that argument the only thing this bill is helping with is filling some politicians' pockets; zero of this money would have been used for actual genuine aid.
Not to mention a lot of aid systems are set up to keep people in permanently needy condition so they can continue getting funding.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJCugtAd6pg