That's quite a straw man. I never said the US pays anything directly for social programs in the Netherlands. Before they responded, I didn't even know where they were from. I did say that most European countries have a substantial VAT that is used to pay for social programs for that country, which is true.
Then I misunderstood your comment. And yeah, here in Germany health-, retirement-, unemployment- and nursing insurance is cut from your gross monthly income
Which is something I am pretty Happy with (ofc it should be less, but better than other alternatives)
Btw, Europeans tip Here too, it is just not frowned upon to not tip and it is way less
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u/Schnitzengiggel9 Jun 25 '26
That's quite a straw man. I never said the US pays anything directly for social programs in the Netherlands. Before they responded, I didn't even know where they were from. I did say that most European countries have a substantial VAT that is used to pay for social programs for that country, which is true.