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asphias t1_j4v33r3 wrote

Reply to comment by tedderksen in Dutch Constitution to be amended to ban discrimination based on sexuality or disability by DutchBlob

Those higher taxes and general attitude pay for:

  • public healthcare
  • great infrastructure, public transport, cycling infrastructure, and even car based transport aint too bad
  • livable neighborhoods everywhere, shops within walking/biking distance, nearby parks
  • relatively little homelessness
  • safe to go everywhere with relatively little risk of robbery, muggings, etc.
  • low violence, even lower gun violence
  • great cultural activities, museums, theater, music, etc. And cheap subscriptions to go there regularly
  • cheap groceries of good quality and a diverse selection.

Please, you dont know how good you have it here

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tedderksen t1_j4vhdpq wrote

As I stated above it's good for people who don't have a job aka you won't have to sleep on the street. Regarding all the other things these are getting rapidly more expensive every year. We currently have 900.000 adults between 20-35 living with their parents because houses are too expensive. That's more than 30% of people in that age group, so as a working college-educated adult it's significantly harder to get some basic necessities. Overall your points are valid if you compare it to the Netherlands 10 years ago. But due to rapid population aging the current wellfare state is going to be unsustainable in the near future.

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