Holland’s new king Willem-Alexander today declared the end of the welfare state in a nationally-televised annual address.More
The king, who is at 46 the youngest monarch in Europe, said a new 'participation society' would take its place, in which people must save and invest to create their own social safety net with less help from the national government.
Friday, September 20, 2013
The Dutch put on notice
Thanks to Eternal Vigilance for drawing my attention to this development now being reported extensively.
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It's only a matter of time before the Queen does the same for the UK and the G-G for us.
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