Dutch PVV must WIN because Rutte is STEALING Money from 34,000+ ELDERLY in USA and Canada

On March 15, the Dutch people will vote again. Maybe this time they will vote smart and do away with the present, corrupt leaders!

AOW-uitkeringen; gekort (see the blue marking top right)
Dutch Social Security; cut
For USA and Canada alone it is for more than 34,000 elderly living abroad!

My husband commented on a post: Dutch election 2017 odds: WillGeert Wilders win in the Netherlands?
The Dutch election 2017 is set to be closely-fought battle between the far-right Geert Wilders and incumbent Prime Minister Mark Rutte. Here are the latest odds on the upcoming Netherlands vote (click on pink hyperlink above).

Expatriates are being FORCED to file their taxes as a ONE Person income, regardless if they are married or not! 

That is discrimination in the worst way possible.

The top figure shows you the taxes to be paid, versus two-person income at the bottom.

Are you a foreign taxable person? No tax partner and Not entitled to tax credits and deductions...

Over 2015, 2016 and 2017 this has already been the DISCRIMINATING TREATMENT for all foreign taxable persons.

When asked: 'Why suddenly such unfair treatment?'

The response was: 'For this question I have no answer, this has been a political decision.'

PM Rutte already started his preparations in 2012, when he cut all the funds for the Dutch World Radio.

That was the ONLY reliable information for expatriates, living all over the world.

Afscheid van de Wereldomroep: campingradio, au revoir! (click the link).

Internet

Maar terwijl het internet de wereld veroverd, raakt de rol van de Wereldomroep op sommige vlakken uitgespeeld. In juni 2011 maakte het inmiddels gevallen kabinet-Rutte bekend dat het budget van de Wereldomroep met ingang van 1 januari 2013 zal worden verlaagd van 46 miljoen naar 14 miljoen per jaar: een budgetverlaging van 70 procent. Het maakt drastische keuzes onafwendbaar.

Internet

But while the internet conquered the world, the role of the world radio gets played off against some areas. In June 2011, the fallen Cabinet Rutte announced that the budget of the World Radio from January 2013 on, will be reduced from 46 million to 14 million a year: a budget reduction of 70 percent. It makes drastic choices unavoidable.

The Dutch World Radio always stood up for the Dutch living and/or working abroad. 

For several years, husband Pieter's Dutch Social Security (AOW) got deducted by witholding medical insurance, even with the fact that he could not make any use of it.

There was a lot of protest and World Radio let people from all over the world speak up!

The government finally gave in and took that deduction off.

BUT World Radio has paid the price for it and they were shortened on funds and then they finally had to disappear from the air... Sad fact!

They really were looking out for us.

What can we do as little people?

Especially because money from the elderly is being taken to fund migrants! - Maybe Citizen Journalism does have a little impact?!
They obviously removed my Tweet...

Hoping for the BEST results on March 15, for The Netherlands!

Socialism is not what the people want...

It took more than 6½ years but in the end the people elected Geert Wilders from the PVV and he won in a landslide: Dutch election winner Geert Wilders is an anti–Islam firebrand known as the Dutch Donald Trump ←click link.

Related links:
"Zestig procent van mensen in de bijstand is allochtoon" by binnenland.eenvandaag.nl 60% of welfare recipients are immigrants
NEARLY A QUARTER OF DUTCH VOTERS ARE 65 OR OLDER by nltimes.nl
What you need to know about the Dutch election by dw.com 

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Betaalt gezin met één kostwinner zes keer zoveel belasting als tweeverdieners? by de Volkskrant

CU-leider Segers haalt hard uit naar Rutte: ‘vijand van gezinnen’ by de Volkskrant

Feit: VVD, PvdA, D66 en GroenLinks belazeren hun achterban met het EU pensioenakkoord by Geenstijl.nl

Happy Sunny Days

Did you miss me?

Well, I've been away for 7 days, on a trip to Miami, Florida for visiting three sets of friends.

A lot of driving for me but I needed to be back for choir rehearsal by Tuesday at 5:30 PM and I was home at 2:45 PM.

Sharing with you some more fresh garden flowers...

Photo is from Sunday with fresh azaleas and fragrant daffodils, 3 varieties in the multiple vases.

Yes, the trip to Florida, all the way down to Miami was a lot of driving for me as I'm doing it all solo.

Pieter my elderly husband remains in the passenger seat.

A total of 2,606 km because Florida is such a LONG State, looking on the USA map like an appendix.

But so glad it all worked out and we had meaningful visits with dear friends.

Three couples that used to live here in Dublin, Georgia before they moved away.

BUT we always managed to visit each other; either them driving up north once in awhile or we driving down south.

The days prior to departure we had these white Camellias and I made this photo on February 19.

Not enough light in fact to make a decent photo...

Tried another window sill, showing also the blooming white pansies in the fiberglass window boxes from Flower Framers of Cincinnati.

Teacup with chocolate on the side and a vase with Ehrlicheer daffodils on February 19.

So you know I'm alive and well and will visit you soon.

We did have some very chilly mornings on Friday and Saturday!

33.8 °F or 1°C

Thanks for your visit and wishing you a happy 1st week of March!

Solid Silver Diyas our Consulting Gift from India

Already quite a while ago I've promised a dear friend from India, to show our Solid Silver Diyas, that we received as a precious gift while doing Consulting work in India for then Pond's India.
So Finally I made some photos...

Not easy to find the ingredients for making photos!
For me that is FLOWERS with the object and good light.
Here you see our Camellias in a Baccarat vase and the two solid silver Diyas in front, complete with some incense cones.

Very tricky to make photos against the light from a window on the south side.

You can see the gazebo through this window from our living room.

Love the scent of these incense cones, this is Jasmine.

Or Sandalwood!

Taking this beautiful solid silver Diya somewhere else without direct sunlight.
There are 5 openings for such an incense cone.

Here are the solid silver Diyas on their own.
You noticed that I've not polished them before making photos.
This only becomes obvious when looking at the photos later!

One more photo against the closed indoor shutters from our arched living room window.
Yes, inside our home we do have a lot of fine gifts from India and we treasure them!
Having done Consulting in India for over 10 years, the country has a special spot in our hearts and we loved not only its delicious food but also its culture.

Have any of you ever traveled to India?

Related links:

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{Our DEEPER Reach In Bedroom Closet} | previous post by me showing more gifts from Pond's India.