You have GOT to be kidding me.

[angelique_80]

The three parties who will probably form our new government presented their plans today. And apparently, what this country needs - with the economy still on its arse, terrorism looming over our heads and whole neighborhoods in towns near me being taken over by drug dealers because the coffee shops were closed down and the drug trade has now gone

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[ontherunaround]

So that is what 'ombuigen' means! More to cats and dogs!

Did you hear Rutte say that? It's gonna be repeated for the next 2xxx days, mark my words. Another prediction: this is gonna be our very own Winter of Discontent.

Weirdly enough, the person who bugs me most in this whole farce is Verhagen. Can you imagine having to listen to this guy for the next four years? Oy vey. Though Rutte sold out liberalism long time ago - hypotheekrenteaftrek afschaffen? Kilometerheffing? He should be for it, not listen to Telegraaf readers - whatever Verhagen stands for eludes me.

We're being taken over by the greedy, the anti-social and the assholes.

I've given up. I feel more deflated than I've felt in a long time about the whole thing. I can't even muster any righteous anger anymore because it all seems futile.

(For the funner part, how's married life treating you? :))

[ontherunaround]

* Though Rutte sold out liberalism long time ago - hypotheekrenteaftrek afschaffen? Kilometerheffing? He should be for it, not listen to Telegraaf readers - at least he's somewhat true to his word. Whatever Verhagen stands for eludes me

[angelique_80]

I kind of share the 'I give up' sentiment. I haven't even bothered to read through all seven pages of integration crap.

(married life is good! Not really any different from the way it was, but I kind of feel more... connected to him now. I know that sounds silly, but that's the way I feel. How have you been doing lately?)

[ontherunaround]

No, not silly at all. It's very sweet.

I'm good! Someone's moving in at my place next month so I'm very busy trying to get rid of a lot of stuff. Apparently I'm a bit of a hoarder, but I'm trying to break the habit...

[ontherunaround]

Can I point on some more silliness?

Performance salary for teachers. Teachers who perform well will get more, teachers who perform less will get less.

How the hell are you going to measure that? And, um, who's going to do it?

[angelique_80]

Plus, how are they going to get this past the unions etc.? I think they should start to give themselves performance salary. If they haven't cut back 18 billion, and if this government falls before the four years are over - no wachtgeld. But I can't see that happening, because in true VVD style, they're only going to take money away from people who already have it hard, not from the people who could get by with a few euros less.

[ontherunaround]

1-1-4, Red n Dier!

You know they giggled when they came up with that.

[angelique_80]

Is that actually going to be the number that you should call? Oh my.

[ontherunaround]

Yes.

[angelique_80]

Hmm, I read that this weekend. I also read that that Graus guy from the PVV registered the domain names 114redeendier.nl and 114redteendier.nl practically the minute these plans were presented. He's probably going to try and make a shitload of money out of them when the department of BZK (I assume that's what the animal cops will be a part of) will have to spend loads of tax payers' money to buy them back.

[milk_today]

Animal cops.

I don't think you actually expect a response from me here, eh?

[milk_today]

Oh and gig tix BTW from 6% to 19%. So glad they're killing the linkse hobbies.

[angelique_80]

I think people who like opera, ballet or anything that isn't cabaret will not be able to buy any tickets anymore at all, let alone pay 19% BTW. There won't BE any opera without the subsidies.

[milk_today]

I wonder if Henk & Ingrid appreciate not being able to afford De Toppers tickets any more.