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Compliments for this article.

Although not perfect the system in the Netherlands is a little bit fairer. You won't go bankrupt if you get seriously ill, you will get benefits when unemployed, disabled. Going to university costs about 2500 dollar per year and can have a cheap loan.

However the rich can still avoid loads of tax. Wealth tax is low compared to income tax. Company's like the tax climate here.

Children in poorer neighbourhoods are less likely to study.

Houses are hard to get and wealthy people buy them to rent for high prices.

Health care costs have risen quite considerable over the last 10 years and poor people choose to insure the basics. (They will get subsidy to pay that premium) You still won't go bankrupt when you get a serious illness but having fysio ar dental care would be skipped.

Loads of Americans always say that we pay so much tax but on average it is 35% and that will keep most people safe. I think that is civilisation

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