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I'm very sorry but i dont have time to read your blog. I understand that we have different opinions. You're taking some of what i say at face value which doesnt help the conversation at all. Of course i know there are more social benefits than unemployment. It was an example.
Someone recently said that moving people politically needs them to suffer first. Since this is a given in capitalism, I'll just let you be and wait for you to hit the wall every worker hits, statistically. But good luck of course.
I understand your way of communicating, we are all busy but you acting like you are better doesn't help your point of view. I have said that to more people who are really left leaning like yourself, if you want to help people convert you don't want to "hit" them (be mean or acting like you are better etc) you want to support them and show them why your opinion is better.
I already pay like 80% marginal tax, I get no benefits, I get shafted with every political decision both left and right leaning parties make or are planning to make. Why would I get converted to the left? There is a bigger chance I get converted to the right because that is where my food is since I work in finances.
Look, now youre making accusations about my supposed opinion of you or myself. That is an ad hominem attack that helps to make someone stop if you dont have better arguments than them.
I dont see myself as better. I just know because statistics are on my side. Its not status, its truth. I also dont believe in status, thats a capitalist lie. I believe in (working) class.
I have no clue what marginal tax is. I tried reading about nl tax rates here: https://taxsummaries.pwc.com/netherlands/individual/taxes-on-personal-income
Trying to understand how 80% tax would come together I checked this: https://taxsavers.nl/dutch-tax-system/2024-2025/tax-brackets-and-tariffs/
But i still dont get it. Feel free to help.
Marginal tax is the percentage calculated using the following formula:
(Tax paid + missed social security benefits) / income before tax.
It basically means that the missing of social security will impact the middle class a lot more than the rich percentage wise.
Not sure what statistics you are talking about