Posted by Henri M
on 21/10/2009, 18:09:17, in reply to "Re: Princess Máxima"
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The fact that the Prince and Princess should not be free to purchase their own holiday estate with the argument that (part) of their capital is (indirectly) funded by the taxpayer is nonsenses.
There are around 1.000.000 people directly and 750.000 indirectly paid by the taxpayer.
Education and Sciences 422.000, Municipalities 178.000, The State 120.000, Armed Forces 86.000,
Police 65.000, Academic hospitals 58.000, Sheltered Employment Act 25.000, Provinces 13.000, Water Unions 10.000, Judiciary 3.000, Research & Development 2.000
Around 750.000 more people are indirectly paid by taxpayers like the UWV (social benefits, unemployment offices, etc.), the Netherlands Railways, housing companies, the 'sociale werkplaatsen', etc.
None of these almosy 1.750.000 people would accept it when we would interfere in their right to buy a property or making an investment under the motto "it is taxpayer's money, you know".
I sense from your post that you disagree with the Prince and Princess getting money for being the Prince and Princess indeed. But in the same time they are not allowed to find a normal job or start a business because the Government finds this "undesirable".
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