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brooklynite

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14. UNREC

Reply to aolwien (Original post)

Wed Sep 18, 2013, 09:59 AM

Sep 2013

Everyone here is beating up on the King as if this was his idea. He's reading a speech prepared by the Center-Right Government that was elected last year.

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Dutch King Willem-Alexander declares the end of the welfare state [View all] aolwien Sep 2013 OP

Do like the "KING" Laf.La.Dem. Sep 2013 #1

Says Willem-Alexander, born on the dole and public housing, sucking up a milion a year Bluenorthwest Sep 2013 #2

100.8 million. R. Daneel Olivaw Sep 2013 #10

What an arrogant little shit. Lars39 Sep 2013 #3

What an asshole! This is the kind of nerve these people have -- they are born taking taxpayers' Nay Sep 2013 #4

The French people took responsibility for their own future on Bastille Day! Zorra Sep 2013 #5

Is he giving up hi welfare life? malaise Sep 2013 #6

Fortunatley, the folks in the Netherlands are well educated enough... adirondacker Sep 2013 #7

More for the King, eh willie? Octafish Sep 2013 #8

Irony is apparently lost on His Majesty deutsey Sep 2013 #9

Hey, he's the King ..... oldhippie Sep 2013 #11

DUers should read the article; the speech is written by the Prime Minister muriel_volestrangler Sep 2013 #12

The irony Capt. Obvious Sep 2013 #13

UNREC brooklynite Sep 2013 #14

You know, because there's that wildly successful American model to base such a system on. HughBeaumont Sep 2013 #15

While that was unfair to the King, whoever wrote that is treestar Sep 2013 #16

And how did the Prime Minister get into office to implement this policy? brooklynite Sep 2013 #17