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This. But it's the same with everything in Europe - sky-high income tax and VAT, but zero to little inheritance tax, property tax, land value tax, capital gains tax, etc.

Like the idea is to punish workers (skilled and unskilled) and keep the power and wealth in the hands of the aristocrats.




This. They call it a “garden” [1], and they clearly love it. Like genuinely love it. Personally, as an EU citizen, I’m filled with disgust.

1. https://youtu.be/f8SKblpc7kY


> It's the best combination of political freedom, economic prosperity and social cohesion that humankind has been able to build

It’s not that I necessarily disagree. It’s just that it’s a sad state of affairs if this is the best we can do.


What I find bizarre about that quote is that the EU itself has been a huge proponent of becoming a refugee centre for the aftermath of American wars.

Even now they still punish member countries for trying to enforce their borders.


In the video he explicitly says this should not be about building walls, but spreading this way of thinking to the rest of the world.




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