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Susanne referred to a question from Henk Vermeer (BBB) about the plan to abolish the deduction for specific healthcare costs. According to her, Vermeer asked why the average deduction for people with an income above €100,000 was €10,385, while it was on average around €1,300 to €1,400. Susanne wrote that she would also like to know the answer. #Belastingplan2027 #TweedeKamer #Zorgkosten #Belasting #TweedeKamer (translated)

The recognition of the State of Palestine by Emmanuel Macron raises the question of which institutions actually exercise authority within a political system characterized by corruption, lack of transparency, and a distorted separation of powers. #Palestine #Corruption #Gouvernance (translated)

Gerrit Wermink wrote that he had welcomed a mother with her two little boys, who wanted to visit a farm. Based on their questions, he thought they often watched the Youth News and similar programs. He said he could have told them the real story and answered their many questions. https://t.co/x1YsSx5AVg #boerderij #kinderen #jeugdjournalistiek (translated)

Forum for Democracy wrote that PRO wanted to abolish the possibility for entrepreneurs to borrow money from their own private limited company. According to the party, Milan Schenk wondered whether left-wing people realized the consequences of such measures. The party accused socialists of financial ignorance and stated that the left depicted Dutch people who arranged their own retirement provisions as enemies. #Economie #Ondernemerschap #Politiek (translated)

Sander Sassen asked Bart if his salary had been paid in the past few months. He said he could not think of any other explanation for the lack of measures regarding the influx and asked if he was overlooking another excuse. https://t.co/Nn9Bg1q5bP #Salaris #Instroom #Vraag (translated)

Booking wants to get its staff into the office at least two days a week, but faces resistance from three-quarters of the employees who prefer to work from home, resulting in legal action and the question of why the company cannot attract its own employees with the same incentives as customers. #Thuiswerken #Kantoor #Bureaucultuur (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)

Madelon Vos wrote that entrepreneurs, according to the CEO of DSM, needed a reliable government, but did not get one. She stated that Dutch politics trivialized the effects of the income tax in box 2 and the high rates in box 3, and that this policy severely affected entire sectors, including the Dutch crypto and precious metals sector with more than two million investors. Vos wrote that investors had to keep track of their real returns themselves, while some banks and brokers could not provide that data and the Tax Authority had not yet verified the calculations. According to her, investors would want to deduct inflation, transaction costs, currency costs, and subscription costs from that calculation. She also reported that the man who had been at the basis of the law had since advocated for the withdrawal of the amendment and the law and for a new piece of legislation. Furthermore, Vos pointed to the rising interest rates in France and the possible consequences of that for the Netherlands. She wondered if war was looming and wrote that the Netherlands was increasing pressure on Russia. https://t.co/X4T4ze43tV #ondernemen #beleggen #politiek (translated)

John Witkamp responded critically to Bart van den Brink, who according to him had said that Ukraine as a free country could choose whether Volodymyr Zelensky remained after a suggestion from Donald Trump to replace him. Witkamp stated that the average Ukrainian would already want Zelensky gone and wrote that a former Ukrainian Minister of Defense was quickly removed after a plea for free elections. He also referred to Ukraine as a dictatorship managed and financed by the EU and accused the country of widespread corruption. He doubted how much Bart knew about this. #wnlopzondag #wnl #Oekraïne #corruptie #politiek (translated)

Symphony wrote that Marina Vondeling (PVV) wanted to deport all Syrians residing in the Netherlands back to Syria. According to Symphony, Vondeling asked the government to do this all at once and submitted a motion for a complete halt to asylum and the expulsion of illegal foreigners. #politiek #Nederland #Asiel #politiek #Nederland #Asiel (translated)

Steven Arrazola de Oñate wrote that Trump was right according to him, and that Volodymyr Zelensky should have reached an agreement earlier. He suggested that European leaders should have focused more on negotiations from the beginning and had to face the military situation; this could have possibly prevented a lot of human suffering. According to Arrazola de Oñate, Russia occupied about a fifth of Ukrainian territory and the war had reportedly claimed nearly two million military casualties, including dead, wounded, and missing. He believed that European politicians and media did not fundamentally question their strategy nonetheless. Arrazola de Oñate wrote that he never believed Ukraine could win the war militarily and that he did not expect the country to reclaim all the lost territory. He acknowledged that his position could provoke negative reactions and stated that he wanted more European leaders to express what he called uncomfortable truths. He also asked how many lives would still be sacrificed before diplomacy took precedence over political rhetoric. #Oorlog #Diplomatie #Vrede (translated)

Strijder124 wrote that Wierd Duk had asked Dilan Yesilgöz about her view on the culture war. According to Strijder124, Yesilgöz had nothing to say about it; he described her performance as painful and weak for her and the VVD. Duk said, according to the post, that the Netherlands needed a Bolkestein and that a large center-right electorate wanted conservative-right policies, but that no one within the VVD conveyed that. Duk also stated that there was a culture crisis that he didn't hear the VVD talking about. People were concerned with that, he said, while the borders remained open and Syrians were passing through the Netherlands. #cultuurcrisis #politiek #VVD (translated)

EWagensveld stated that he was arrested on suspicion of illegal protesting in the empty Janskerkhof in Utrecht during an interview with PowNed. He said that he was only giving an interview and claimed that the Public Prosecution Service counted the interviewer and cameraman to make it a group protest. According to EWagensveld, the Public Prosecution Service demanded a fine of €250 and two weeks of conditional imprisonment, but the judge acquitted him. He wondered if there were double standards in the Netherlands, as police, mayors, and the Public Prosecution Service, according to him, often did not intervene in XR and pro-Palestinian demonstrations. He also criticized the Ministry of Justice and Security, which he claimed remained silent about abuse of power. #demonstratierecht #vrijheidvanmeningsuiting #justitie (translated)

Wouter Duyck wrote that he was a civil servant and author and had a company. According to him, the net tax on income from writing or performing was until recently 7.5 percent. Although the cost allowances had since been adjusted, he stated that writers and performers still only paid about 15 percent tax on income up to 77,000 euros. Duyck argued that many people who advocated higher taxes in newspapers fell under that scheme and wrote that he had never heard the system in the media being questioned. #belasting #fiscaliteit #auteurschap (translated)

Max von Kreyfelt wrote that D66, in his opinion, put pressure on the Renaissanceschool, which is linked to Forum voor Democratie. He pointed out that D66 MP Jan Paternotte had mentioned the school in the House of Representatives because of announced separate curricula for boys and girls, and had called for stricter rules for new schools. According to Von Kreyfelt, Rob Jetten had urged for a quick evaluation and possible amendments to the law. Von Kreyfelt also wrote that Jetten had announced on October 9 that he would investigate how to take tougher action against schools, weekend schools, and online channels where, according to Jetten, young people were learning incorrect views about equal rights. The columnist emphasized that Jetten had not mentioned the Renaissanceschool in this context. He argued that the education inspectorate should investigate what was actually happening at the school and that a political background alone was not evidence of violations. According to him, Paternotte had stated that Article 23 remained intact. Von Kreyfelt wondered whether Jetten wanted to address verifiable violations or tighten general rules because a political competitor was taking advantage of them. https://t.co/V2P6pFuNy1 #onderwijs #vrijheid #D66 (translated)