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Aug 17, 2023Liked by Austrian China

they are still making new laws and enforcing them retroactively:

give back your bonuses

fines for tech companies who broke the rule in the PAST

impossible to plan for that kind of thinking - but i can't say it does not happen in the USA as well (Trump 965 tax - retroactive 8 years).

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Aug 17, 2023Liked by Austrian China

yellow lights ban is hilarious - we don't want you to choose - you will be told to stop or go - no exceptions - love that. Even if someone knew that this was going to result in chaos - they were too scared to tell the boss - which i think is the root of nearly everything you mention - constructive criticism is not even a term they know.

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Aug 17, 2023Liked by Austrian China

Following your guide, and 15 days wait time to change my "Real Name", I managed to get a Dutch credit card into WeChat Pay! Thanks.

Dutch welfare is the opposite of "subsidizing the lazy". It is brutally punishing: think unannounced inspections of your home, a public servant checking your bank statements, constant uncertainty due to changing rules. Welfare means replacing an extended family safety net with exploitation.

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