Some more details:

  • https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2021/01/dutch-government-collapses-in-fall-out-from-child-benefit-scandal/
  • https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-55674146
  • Nounverb [none/use name]
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    4 years ago

    Better than America. Shit if you got caught redlining homes in a bank, you fucking get a promotion

  • Engineeredengine [he/him,any]
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    4 years ago

    As a Dutch citizen I can't wait until the March election where we can effectively choose between reelecting the guy who's been in charge for the entire duration of this scandal or one of the two fascists who've been using it to enhance their own popularity.

    • Barabas [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      Are the two fascists running on making it more racist?

    • TalonOfAnathrax [none/use name,undecided]
      hexagon
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      4 years ago

      They were going to get kicked out anyway in a few days (something like a vote of no-confidence, if I understand correctly), so why not resign and save your honour? It's sort of like Nixon resigning before he could get impeached.

  • Barabas [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    Many of the families were targeted based on their ethnic origin or dual nationalities, the tax office said last year.

    What? They got this from an actual official?

    • DasRav [none/use name]
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      4 years ago

      I assume this was said after it had all come out and an 'investigation' had been done to 'find out' what had 'gone wrong'.

      • Barabas [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        Just seemed like a very open admission. Usually it is couched in something.

  • Galli [comrade/them]
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    4 years ago

    Someone who is familiar with Dutch politics please tell me this doesn't mean the anti-islam party is going to win by default.

    • Engineeredengine [he/him,any]
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      4 years ago

      Dutch politics is a bit more complicated than that. If this scandal causes the current ruling neoliberal party (VVD) to lose too many votes, it is possible that PVV (the anti-islam party) manages to get a plurality of the votes but since several other big parties have often stated that they will not form a coalition with the PVV, they are unlikely to be able to build a government, giving the second-biggest party a cance to form one. Since the Netherlands has about 15 different flavours one of liberal parties, it's probably going to be another one of those.