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I’m sorry I don’t want to dox myself nor spend my time arguing with people who just googled “how does X country benefits system work” on HN I think you can eas

I’m sorry I don’t want to dox myself nor spend my time arguing with people who just googled “how does X country benefits system work” on HN I think you can easily see from the replies to my comment however that this sentiment is widely shared across europe, which is indeed reflective of the fact that our economic malaise and lack of policy to address it is an EU wide phenomenon

badcppdev 3y ago
The first point makes sense. But your contributions to this discussion is significantly hampered by that choice. Perhaps start a throwaway account where you can share more specific links and examples. If this is a subject that you think is important then make an effort.
hiq 3y ago
> this sentiment is widely shared across europe Citation needed. Anecdotally there are articles such as https://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=89&furtherNews=yes&newsId=10509&langId=en https://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=89&furtherNews=ye... claiming that "half of Europeans support higher taxes" although in the breakdown it also counts taxes paid by others, which is of course easier to support as an individual. But I also can't find a source claiming that Europeans are "widely" unhappy with the taxes they paid and what they get in return. Obviously HN users are not representative of the wider population, because of a bias towards higher-income brackets.