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Solly Is Back! wrote that a hardworking entrepreneur in France would get up early every day to contribute to the country, only to then hear someone at Pauw blaming the police. The author expressed his frustration about what he considered leftist denial and used coarse offensive language. https://t.co/iKpVrcZst5 #ondernemerschap #Frankrijk #maatschappij (translated)

Theo Hiddema described the plan as simple and wrote that Dutch people who felt guilty about the slavery past could achieve spiritual redemption by making an unlimited, tax-free contribution to a support fund. He referred to the target group of the fund with a derogatory term. #slavernij #Nederland #steunfonds (translated)

Fleur Agema wrote that the budget debate of Health, Welfare, and Sport (VWS) in the House of Representatives was, in her view, terrible. She named the low point as Lisa Westerveld having taken the measure of Vicky Maeijer. Agema stated that the Schoof cabinet had invested a net of 3 billion euros in healthcare, while the Jetten cabinet wanted to cut 8 billion euros from the most vulnerable, according to her. She criticized PRO because the party would keep the option open to vote in favor of the VWS budget for 2027. According to Agema, that budget would, among other things, scrap the AZWA and HLO agreements and raise the deductible to 400 euros per year. She added that PRO expected most healthcare cuts from 2028 onwards, but that this also applied to social security, in her opinion. Agema called the contributions from factions supporting the cuts out of touch with reality. She wrote that the VVD requested attention for the staff shortage, while scrapping the AZWA and HLO agreements, according to her, would remove an agreed measure that would reduce the shortage by 100,000 in 2028. D66, in her view, wanted to reimburse slimming medication but would simultaneously scrap the AZWA agreement that included 20 million euros for that purpose. Agema also pointed out that 50PLUS wanted reimbursement for the shingles vaccine but might vote in favor of a budget that would scrap that agreement. PRO member of parliament Julian Bushoff, according to her, advocated for stronger fraud prevention, while PRO considered cuts that would remove 50 million euros for that approach. Agema thought that industry organizations were too quiet and wrote that the media approved of the situation. She expected that the ministers would present deteriorations as improvements and suggested that they would get away with it. #zorgbezuinigingen #TweedeKamer #VWS (translated)

Geert Noels wrote that in Belgium, the people who paid the most taxes were labeled as antisocial, while the largest recipients of transfers and subsidies were considered social. According to him, the image did not need to be completely reversed, but it did show a lack of respect and economic insight. #België #Belastingen #SociaalEconomie (translated)

Team VWS is ready for the debate on the Healthcare Budget! In my contribution, I will specifically discuss mental healthcare, homeless people, and disabled care. Youth assistance will be addressed in the debate on November 30. You can watch via the livestream of the House of Representatives! (translated)

Roy Grinwis wrote that Sergeant Willem "Wim" Dijkstra died by suicide on October 11, 2006, at the age of 36 at Camp Holland, near Tarin Kowt in the Afghan province of Uruzgan. According to Grinwis, Dijkstra, who used his service weapon, was found by colleagues. Grinwis stated that Dijkstra served in the Royal Netherlands Army and was part of the Dutch contribution to the NATO mission ISAF during his deployment. He expressed his condolences to Dijkstra’s family, friends, and comrades and said that no assumptions should be made about the personal circumstances surrounding his death. Grinwis also called for attention to be given to soldiers who lost their lives during missions outside of combat. #LestWeForget #Veteranen #Herdenking (translated)

Geert Vanden Bossche wrote that he had decided to withdraw from public life. He considered his task largely fulfilled and felt called to give his life a new turn. In a contribution he described as a kind of farewell letter, he further explained his decision. He summarized it with the words: "The virus remains. The virologist departs." https://t.co/dKzr0yelxk #Afscheid #NieuweWending #Viroloog (translated)

Jurgen Vluijmans stated that employees who earned more than 82,600 euros gross per year were disadvantaged, according to him, because they continued to pay social contributions above that income threshold without receiving extra rights in return. He said that this money disappeared into a "bottomless pit" and called for addressing this issue instead of targeting managing directors who organized themselves through a private limited company. #werknemers #socialezekerheid #rechtvaardigheid (translated)

Fleur Agema wrote that Minister Mirjam Sterk started talking about reforms herself in Café Kockelmann, but according to Agema, she did not receive any questions about the extent of the cuts to elderly care. She referred to these as not being reforms and stated that the plans included, among other things, an increase in the personal deductible to 400 euros, a personal contribution for home care, and the elimination of household help with a safety net. She also mentioned the cessation of funding for 6,000 nursing home places and the cancellation of the return of care homes, while according to her it had been shown that these were the most suitable for 20,000 vulnerable elderly people. Agema criticized the broadcast and addressed Mats Akkerman at the end. #ouderenzorg #bezuinigingen #hervormingen (translated)