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Originally Posted by MaDalton
that's a specific dutch thing, has nothing to do with the EU or Euro
basic line is - a government cannot spend money it doesn't have.
if you want to retire at 57, your mum too and everyone else then someone has to pay for it
and that usually means higher taxes for those who work
now we can debate endlessly how governments waste money on certain things but overall this won't change a lot - maybe 1 or 2% in the the tax rate
so that you, your family and everyone else can sit in the sun at 57 and have a nice pension, every working person and company would probably have to pay 50-60% income tax. good luck with that
and btw - this is exactly how Greece ruined itself
money is not magically being shit from some donkeys ass
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I tell you again. When there is no work, see new robot technologies, than there is no work.
Nobody is going to hire a 60 year old person while you can have a 20 year old (maybe from Poland) for half the money. If that persons retires at 60, 2 younger people can wok for the same money. So that 60 year old person in not taking pensions but unemployment fee, what is the difference?
PS, the dutch wellfare systems isn't made by working hard. But because we where Lucky we have some gas and oil.