RE: The Epstein Files: A Rare Glimpse Behind The Curtain
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Thank you! I hope your day was wonderful!
The Netherlands did pay more taxes, on average, than the US before this latest "Box 3" proposal but they received a lot more in return that we do (a much better social safety net). We talked with a lot of Dutch citizens during our visits between 2016-2019 and their system seemed fairly balanced. This latest round of changes though is more like confiscation of wealth to pay for recent waves of heavy immigration. It likely won't hurt the ultra rich as much as it will people trying to build wealth and businesses. It'll probably spark a wave of nationalism similar to what's happening in Britain now with the Restore Britain party.
I'm glad it sparked your interest! It's so strange that I haven't heard one peep about this in the news. Thank you for your comment and I hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend. We're getting a brief thaw here in Minnesota but will be cooling off again this week. The 50's have been like a Godsend!
Ahh, immigration. You know that saying about sins of the fathers? I think today Europe is paying for the sins their colonial forebears. In 1888 there was a conference in Berlin where the Europeans essentially carved up Africa. They took whatever they could from the continent in any way they could. Today all those conquered peoples are looking to reverse the trend.
Also, there seems to be a vested interest in the powers that be to increase cheap labor, to flood their countries with young immigrants to compensate for the low birth rates of their own people. It does seem to be a plan, doesn't it? A plan they are imposing on the people in their country. Now, with the EU as a unified entity, the people have even less say.
I've no idea how this is going to sort out. The tax policy seems to be one consequence. Election of so-called right-wing, nationalist parties is another. In response, what do European governments do? Pass laws prohibiting 'hate speech'...free speech.
Immigration may be the issue of our time, the one thing that breaks the social order (am I engaging in hyperbole here? 😄 )
I think the low birth rates across the Western world play a huge factor in this mass migration. Countries need workers and a tax base (at least for a few more years). I'm unsure how it will all unfold also. I think we'll likely see more nationalism as people rebel against their culture being erased and rewritten.