"Self-healing roads aim to offer solution to crater crisis", a UK news article read hopefully.
Fun fact: there's no word for 'potholes' in Dutch. Because the word is not needed. Because (part of) the (road)tax we pay actually goes to infrastructure and not to a few billionaire politicians. Although that may change now The Netherlands has a extreme right wing government. Barry Madlener (From Geert Wilders' 'Freedom Party' PVV) cuts over €100 million from Public Transport and plans to privatise road- and bridge maintenance. Madlener plans on cutting €500 million from the budget for infrastructure. There's one part of the Dutch building landscape Minister of Infrastructure Madlener dóes want to put more taxpayer's money in: giving extra tax breaks to real estate companies. Like his privately owned Erasmus Makelaardij. Where he officially quit in 2008.
At least Minister Madlener came up with a great solution to end traffic jams: a call to motorists to avoid them. Jeez! Why didn't anyone besides 'the dumb right' think of that? It's typical for right wing populists: give the people simple solutions to a complicated problem and the people will cheer for you. It's how f4scists governments come into power.
F4scists tend to only look after themselves, their businesspartners and minions.
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If you're convinced the f4scist governments of Mussolini, Hitler, Stalin, Leopold II, Trump, Le Pen or Wilders are the best kind of government for 'the people'...tell me how 'the people' profited under their dictatorship and not only a handful of very rich people.
Speaking of rich people: the Netherlands is very rich. Só rich in fact that the country offers immigrants a 30% discount on the taxes regular Dutch people pay. The 30% ruling - of course - does not count if you're a brown skinned...excuse me...poor immigrant.
In practice: one of the thousands of immigrants that the VVD (ruling party in The Netherlands from 1977 until current day. With the exception of 3 years) lured in from Turkey and Morocco: tough luck. Born in a predominantly 'white' country? You are entitled to a 30% discount on your taxes!
But I am sure those nice right wing people are not r4cist at all and it's just a coincidence that rules are in place that put 'white' over 'brown' people.
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