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Work for the taxes

According to this research, in Belgium we work 3 days for the taxes. (tx Eskimokaka)

For independents, without kids and partner, the taxes are the highest.

As if I didn't know this... I am currently giving 60% away of my income. Thanks very much.
Would I switch jobs? No sir!

Do I think things have to change? Yes certainly. I cannot understand we are the only country in the world giving unemployment fees without an ending limit. (in other words, you can be unemployed and get a fee until you die...)
The fact is, there are way to many people abusing this.

Actually I don't mind to pay taxes, although I prefer to pay as less as possible.
Taxes should be used to send kids to school, give them scholarships, to repair the roads, to give us stuff like cheap public transport and so on.
Actually most of this is being done.
The only thing that drives me mad is the fact that the people who pay the most get least.
Because my parents were independent and 'earned too much' we never got a scholarship. When they divorced, we still didn't get a scholarship, although times were really difficult, and my sis and I had to work to pay off our school. Because we worked, we almost lost our 'child money'...

After that things got better. I started working and studying again, and I got some scholarships to go abroad.

One day I want to give my kids the same possibilities, I hope they grab them...
But I better start saving for their school money as I probably be in the same range as my parents 'earning too much' (while actually in the end I don't earn more than most of you...)

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