Sander Sassen

Sander Sassen wrote to Minister Sophie that the long waiting times in mental health care, in his opinion, did not stem from a lack of care budget, but because part of the money did not reach patients. He stated that fraud with personal budgets constituted a structural leakage of about 10-15 billion, and claimed that a large part of this was related to people with a migration background. As examples, he mentioned non-delivered care, paper care agencies, and claims for unprovided assistance. According to Sassen, people in the sector, the inspection, and municipalities were aware of this. He urged the minister to tackle fraud, care providers whom he claimed were abusing the system, and arrangements with family members before allocating additional money to mental health care. He also inquired whether the issue was politically too sensitive. #Zorgfraude #GGZ #Volksgezondheid (translated)

Sander Sassen wrote that people on the left openly expressed their thoughts and wishes for others more frequently, according to him. He stated that Marcel Rozer wished death upon dissenters, which he deemed concerning. https://t.co/8YiILaA15c #vrijheidvanmeningsuiting #politiek #maatschappij (translated)

Sander Sassen wrote that of the 70,000 people invited to the climate consultation, approximately 6 percent responded. According to him, a panel of 175 people was formed from that group through weighted lottery. He argued that participation in itself selected people based on interest and opinions, resulting in the panel not being a representative cross-section of the Netherlands. According to Sassen, the assignment was also limited beforehand: the consultation was not about whether climate policy should be implemented, but about its scope and ways in which the Dutch could eat, travel, and consume more climate-friendly. Documents requested through the WOO showed, according to him, that among others, Extinction Rebellion had provided input for the invitations, guiding principles, and knowledge panel. According to Sassen, critical experts were selectively fact-checked or neutralized. He concluded that the citizen consultation was therefore not a neutral democratic instrument but a process with a left-progressive and, in his view, even left-activist inclination. #Klimaatbeleid #Democratie #Feiten (translated)

Sander Sassen pressed a piece from Marianne Zw and wrote that he was 100% sure that many Dutch people had the same experience. According to him, they felt squeezed from all sides as taxpayers by increasingly higher taxes, which he believed needed to quench the government's hunger for money. https://t.co/2RwysMAxyD #belastingen #belastingdruk #Nederland (translated)

Rob, I'm just jumping in. Team Netherlands, red-white-blue, the same freedom. Beautiful imagery, you surely have a premium ChatGPT account? But may I remind you that just four days ago you were at the D66 congress proclaiming that you were going to ‘hit certain people hard.’ And now suddenly it’s one big warm nest? Pressing question, if we all count, what about the members of parliament who just walked out during @biemyati's maiden speech instead of listening to her argument? Or don't @fvdemocratie members of parliament belong to Team Netherlands? Or am I misunderstanding, and does ‘we are all different’ only apply if the other has a different skin color or sexual preference, but is a member of @D66? You are the prime minister of the whole country, @RobJetten, not just of the people who applaud when you use aggressive language about ‘well-organized organizations’ that undermine our democracy. Show us that you are truly the prime minister of everyone, including the Dutch people you want to ‘hit hard,’ because indeed all Dutch people are different, but all deserve the same freedom, dignity, and the right to be heard, even if their political beliefs don’t agree with yours. Right? #TeamNederland #vrijheid #democratie (translated)

Incredible @helenestafleu. Anyone who has the discipline to save, to deny themselves things, and to postpone purchases, has absolutely no moral obligation to share the reserve they have built up with those who have not shown that discipline. Come on, that's the reverse world! For the saver, this meant less often, or not at all, going on vacation, a cheaper car, not getting a new phone every year, not eating out regularly but just at home at the dining table, living more frugally, making second-hand purchases instead of new, etc. It is a choice with a price: you deny yourself things so that you have a buffer later, for when things go wrong, when unforeseen expenses arise, but also to be able to live more comfortably in old age. Those who are not willing to make that effort and pay that price have no right to someone else's savings. Do you realize that when you label the unwillingness to share built-up savings as 'petty,' you are actually mocking the discipline and self-control that savers have shown? Is this perhaps because you yourself have not been able to muster this discipline, Helene? People who save generally also handle their own setbacks, do not rely on social services when times are tough, and show that they are morally made of the right stuff. What you are doing here, trying to instill a sense of shame in savers, as if the saver is a miser and the non-saver is a victim, is truly dishonorable, petty, and small-minded. Ugh! #sparen #discipline #zelfbeheersing (translated)

Incredible @helenestafleu. Someone who has the discipline to save, to deny themselves things, and to postpone purchases absolutely does not have a moral obligation to share that accumulated reserve with those who have not exhibited that discipline. Come on, that's the opposite world! For the saver, this meant less frequent vacations, a cheaper car, not getting a new phone every year, not regularly dining out but just eating at the dining table at home, living more frugally, making second-hand purchases instead of new ones, etc. It's a choice with a price: you deny yourself things so that you have a buffer later, in case things go wrong, when unexpected costs arise, but also to be able to live more comfortably in your old age. Those who are not willing to make that effort and pay that price have no right to the accumulated savings of another. Do you realize that as soon as you label the unwillingness to share accumulated savings as 'small-minded,' you are actually mocking the discipline and self-control that savers have exhibited? Is it perhaps because you have not been able to muster this discipline yourself, Helene? People who save generally also cope with their own setbacks, do not rely on social services when things go wrong, and show moral character in that respect. What you are doing here, trying to instill a sense of shame in savers, as if the saver is a miser and the non-saver is a victim, is truly dishonorable, narrow-minded, and small-minded. Yuck! #sparen #disciplinedelevensstijl #financieelgezond (translated)

Best @Minister_FIN, just a serious remark regarding the presented plans. As if a 36% corporate tax on profits starting from 1000 euros is not enough, now a maximum of 100,000 euros can be borrowed from one's own limited liability company instead of 500,000 euros. This means that many entrepreneurs who still have debt with their own limited liability companies will face huge problems if this is retroactive; after all, if there had been a possibility to pay off that debt, it would have been done already. Moreover, many are currently in the middle of a multi-year plan to pay off because that limit had already been lowered to 700,000 in 2023 and to 500,000 in 2024. These people have had to sell assets, often their own home, to pay the taxes owed. And now they want to limit it to 100,000 euros? That's fine for new loans starting from that date, but not retroactively; that would be a death sentence for many entrepreneurs. I hope you understand this? I assume you do not intentionally want to put a noose around these people's necks? #belasting #ondernemerschap #financien (translated)

No no, 36% profit tax on profits from 1000 euros and a maximum of 100,000 euros can be borrowed from one's own company instead of 500,000 euros. This means that many entrepreneurs who still have a debt with their own company will face huge problems if this is retroactive, because if there was a possibility to pay off that debt, it would have already happened. Many are currently in the middle of a multi-year plan to repay because the limit had already been lowered to 700,000 in 2023 and to 500,000 in 2024. These people have had to sell assets, often their own homes, to pay the owed taxes. And now they want to set that limit to 100,000 euros? That's fine for new loans from that date, but not retroactively, as that would be a death sentence for many entrepreneurs. #belasting #ondernemen #BV (translated)

Het is een sekte hoor ik iemand wel eens zeggen, als je deze beelden ziet en die koppelt aan de uitspraken van @RobJetten en @jpaternotte dan zou dat best eens kunnen kloppen? Om met de woorden van @SigridKaag te spreken: wie zijn die mensen? https://t.co/F236s91WmV #politiek # Nederland #samenleving

Zeg @HenriBontenbal, ik had eigenlijk wel verwacht dat je een opmerking zou maken dat wij in Nederland elkaar niet zomaar ‘vol op de bek slaan’, maar het blijft stil? Vind je het niet ‘te goor voor woorden’ of op z’n minst onfatsoenlijk? https://t.co/QjsAmtQ5pu #Nederland #Fatsoen #Discussie

Zeg @MinisterAenM, misschien toch eens met @ministerBZ praten? Die is het wel gelukt om de import van ongewenste goederen te stoppen. Want ondertussen komen er weer zo’n 1000 asielzoekers per week bij tenslotte. Of is grip op asiel helemaal niet de bedoeling? https://t.co/HFgOjgTflM #asiel #immigratie #beleid

Apetrots was ze, onze @hannekevdwerf, want er kwamen twee studenten uit Gaza naar Nederland. Dolenthousiast heeft ze dit samen met @ministerBZ geregeld. En wat blijkt, van die twee is één een Hamas terrorist. Goh, wie had dat nu verwacht? Bron: https://t.co/ivLp4Thiha https://t.co/dtk5mZGoxG #Gaza #onderwijs #veiligheid

Nederland anno 2026, de @politie stond erbij en keek ernaar, de autoriteiten staan het oogluikend toe. Dit beeld gaat de wereld over, Nederland staat achter Hamas is de boodschap. Schaamt u zich inmiddels ook om Nederlander te zijn? https://t.co/13ExRi98Bt #Nederland #Hamas #Politie