In the Netherlands we are lucky that we have actually have a spectrum you can choose from.
I am not that versed in the France political system, but I don’t believe in that you are either left or you are right.
I think most people can agree with statements from both the left and the right. At least if they get room to express that.
If you look at left and right political in the Netherlands than there is also an issue. The left generally wants higher taxes for the rich and more income for the poor. The right generally want lower taxes for businesses and want to pay the poor less money to compensate that or something like that. Neither side will focus on the middle class, but currently in The Netherlands it’s the middle class who pay the most taxes percentage wise. (The loss of govern ant benefits, increases the percentage you are taxed in this calculation).
I do believe that there are a lot of good politicians who can parade as somebody else while campaigning and then doing other things after they are chosen. That’s why you generally want more than one person to make decisions. However having 225 people who decide the direction of the country is not working either …
At least here in NL there is a difference between the poor who receive social security, the people who earn a bit more but get (almost) no social security and the rich. The “middle” here is often a forgotten part due to people like you grouping everybody who isn’t rich.
It happens regularly that people in the early middle class earn less after a payrose due to the loss of social security.
The missing out on social security, but also paying taxes makes it feel like you pay a lot more taxes and percentage wise you do
So at least in NL there is a real difference.
There is also a difference between people who work for a boss or people who are self employed or people who are shareholders.
In the Netherlands we are lucky that we have actually have a spectrum you can choose from. I am not that versed in the France political system, but I don’t believe in that you are either left or you are right.
I think most people can agree with statements from both the left and the right. At least if they get room to express that.
If you look at left and right political in the Netherlands than there is also an issue. The left generally wants higher taxes for the rich and more income for the poor. The right generally want lower taxes for businesses and want to pay the poor less money to compensate that or something like that. Neither side will focus on the middle class, but currently in The Netherlands it’s the middle class who pay the most taxes percentage wise. (The loss of govern ant benefits, increases the percentage you are taxed in this calculation).
I do believe that there are a lot of good politicians who can parade as somebody else while campaigning and then doing other things after they are chosen. That’s why you generally want more than one person to make decisions. However having 225 people who decide the direction of the country is not working either …
I think middle class is a misleading term. All it does is splitting and weakening the working class.
At least here in NL there is a difference between the poor who receive social security, the people who earn a bit more but get (almost) no social security and the rich. The “middle” here is often a forgotten part due to people like you grouping everybody who isn’t rich. It happens regularly that people in the early middle class earn less after a payrose due to the loss of social security. The missing out on social security, but also paying taxes makes it feel like you pay a lot more taxes and percentage wise you do
So at least in NL there is a real difference.
There is also a difference between people who work for a boss or people who are self employed or people who are shareholders.