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The benefits scandal was caused by some overzealousness on the part of the tax authorities in response to the Bulgar fraud. Not really a case of lack of integri

The benefits scandal was caused by some overzealousness on the part of the tax authorities in response to the Bulgar fraud. Not really a case of lack of integrity just people trying to do their job and making a mistake. mistakes like that will continue to happen, the government should have been more clear about that. The pm did not enter the offensive lines of code into the system and I do not know to which extent, if any, he is to blame for any of it. There will always be some tension between fraud detection and personal rights. The fact that a court rules against a system is proof that regulatory oversight is very much alive.

Tijdreiziger 4y ago
If it was just a mistake, why did the cabinet try to get rid of Omtzigt instead of heralding him for his discovery? Re: SyRI - it was then-Minister Asscher (PvdA) and the Rutte II administration who created a legal basis for the system [1]. SyRI would not have existed if not for this. Re: judicial oversight - it is alive despite our government, not thanks to it. I quote the former Minister Teeven (VVD): “Als je aan een advocaat niet al te veel tijd geeft om aan een verdachte te besteden, dan wordt het ook niet zo veel, die verdediging.” [2] [1] https://www.volkskrant.nl/nieuws-achtergrond/hoe-het-stigmatiserende-overheidssysteem-syri-opkwam-en-weer-ten-onder-ging~bff070c1/ https://www.volkskrant.nl/nieuws-achtergrond/hoe-het-stigmat... - archived copy: https://archive.ph/bR70i https://archive.ph/bR70i [2] https://nos.nl/artikel/2173862-uitspraken-teeven-over-bezuiniging-op-advocatuur-ontluisterend https://nos.nl/artikel/2173862-uitspraken-teeven-over-bezuin...
- timwaagh 4y ago
  Well former minister Teeven is certainly a bit of an oddity since he used to be the leader of the fortuynist offshoot party Leefbaar Nederland. It is not often people make it from the far right to a mainstream party. I'm not sure about all the leadership fights within CDA. Maybe Rutte didn't want that kind of rivalry to exist within his cabinet. One can only speculate. As for Omtzigt not getting more credit he is certainly a popular man these days. Could win the next election.

Tijdreiziger 4y ago

If it was just a mistake, why did the cabinet try to get rid of Omtzigt instead of heralding him for his discovery? Re: SyRI - it was then-Minister Asscher (PvdA) and the Rutte II administration who created a legal basis for the system [1]. SyRI would not have existed if not for this. Re: judicial oversight - it is alive despite our government, not thanks to it. I quote the former Minister Teeven (VVD): “Als je aan een advocaat niet al te veel tijd geeft om aan een verdachte te besteden, dan wordt het ook niet zo veel, die verdediging.” [2] [1] https://www.volkskrant.nl/nieuws-achtergrond/hoe-het-stigmatiserende-overheidssysteem-syri-opkwam-en-weer-ten-onder-ging~bff070c1/ https://www.volkskrant.nl/nieuws-achtergrond/hoe-het-stigmat... - archived copy: https://archive.ph/bR70i https://archive.ph/bR70i [2] https://nos.nl/artikel/2173862-uitspraken-teeven-over-bezuiniging-op-advocatuur-ontluisterend https://nos.nl/artikel/2173862-uitspraken-teeven-over-bezuin...

timwaagh 4y ago
Well former minister Teeven is certainly a bit of an oddity since he used to be the leader of the fortuynist offshoot party Leefbaar Nederland. It is not often people make it from the far right to a mainstream party. I'm not sure about all the leadership fights within CDA. Maybe Rutte didn't want that kind of rivalry to exist within his cabinet. One can only speculate. As for Omtzigt not getting more credit he is certainly a popular man these days. Could win the next election.