I grew up in the Netherlands as a "niet-Westers allochtoon", with 2 (not "functionally" but utterly) illiterate parents. I have spent significant shares of my l

I grew up in the Netherlands as a "niet-Westers allochtoon", with 2 (not "functionally" but utterly) illiterate parents. I have spent significant shares of my life in both the bottom and top quintiles of the income distribution, and I still have friends in both segments today (including one who is currently waiting for compensation in the Toeslagenaffaire). I think I can claim a broader perspective on this issue than most posters here.