1 hour ago, Krabi King said:

You don't seem to have a clue what this means. Capital will leave The Netherlands.

Since I apparently disagree with you, I have no clue. Your opinion.

Capital will leave? It's not so much different from the present situation. The speculators might be hit. But looking at the reviews from the experts, the negative effects will be limited to very few people.

Speculators? You know how many people try to supplement retirement by putting some savings in stocks/ETF? Or parents trying to generate some extra savings for the future of their children? What should they do otherwise? Get interest from their banks? 0.5% ... It's not only rich-already-people that put their money in assets.

6 hours ago, Krabi King said:

Speculators? You know how many people try to supplement retirement by putting some savings in stocks/ETF? Or parents trying to generate some extra savings for the future of their children? What should they do otherwise? Get interest from their banks? 0.5% ... It's not only rich-already-people that put their money in assets.

Not many. Most have private or company retirement plans. Others will invest in funds where they'll get their returns. If a return of 2 percent, it will be much better than the.5 percent on savings you mention.

The people affected are making lots of noise in the hope the proposal is refused by the senate. However it affects far less than they're trying to tell us. I don't see it getting rejected by the senate.

8 minutes ago, stevenl said:

Not many. Most have private or company retirement plans. Others will invest in funds where they'll get their returns. If a return of 2 percent, it will be much better than the.5 percent on savings you mention.

The people affected are making lots of noise in the hope the proposal is refused by the senate. However it affects far less than they're trying to tell us. I don't see it getting rejected by the senate.

I gather you support this awful legislation?

13 hours ago, Wingate said:

Missing that empathy gene, are you? (That's the new deranged righty meme: "empathy is wrong".) Oh, and the honesty gene, too....seems you are missing that.

I bet you think you're a totally self-made man. LOL.

Decent people know they stand on the shoulders of those who came before them, and feel they owe something back to the society that created them. So much in life is owing to an accident of birth......where and when you were born, who your parents are, what genes for things like intelligence, looks and athleticism you inherited, etc.

Silly people think they pulled themselves up solely by their own bootstraps and owe nothing to greater society or the world.

This is a lot of words that ultimately say very little. Frankly, the concept of social responsibility comes with a never-ending price tag. There is an endless appetite for social programs, which often serve as a means of vote-buying. Western governments have created massive bloated budgets that they cannot sustain. As a result, they are seeking alternative ways to impose taxes on people under the guise of "social responsibility."

These large social programs are undermining the West. Consider the stagnation in growth in Europe and Canada. Notice the decline in innovation emerging from Europe.

16 hours ago, stevenl said:

I feel sorry for you.

I feel sorry for you.

On 2/19/2026 at 12:59 AM, JAG said:

36% is a high rate, but as ever the arguments are that such tax rates serve to fund a comprehensive health and welfare system.

Its to fund the mass immigration folly. Have you been to Amsterdam recently? Lets just be honest for once, its full of foreign criminals that all look the same.

7 hours ago, SunnyinBangrak said:

Its to fund the mass immigration folly. Have you been to Amsterdam recently? Lets just be honest for once, its full of foreign criminals that all look the same.

Goodness me, an American subscriber to the "<deleted> start at Calais" principal!

An unusual, but distinctly MAGA, perspective!

On 2/22/2026 at 9:23 PM, Wingate said:

Missing that empathy gene, are you? (That's the new deranged righty meme: "empathy is wrong".) Oh, and the honesty gene, too....seems you are missing that.

I bet you think you're a totally self-made man. LOL.

Decent people know they stand on the shoulders of those who came before them, and feel they owe something back to the society that created them. So much in life is owing to an accident of birth......where and when you were born, who your parents are, what genes for things like intelligence, looks and athleticism you inherited, etc.

Silly people think they pulled themselves up solely by their own bootstraps and owe nothing to greater society or the world.

There is a significant amount of federal spending occurring in the name of empathy, with very little result.