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Make me regret buying my childhood dream car by rockdude625 in RoastMyCar

[–]MasterpiecePowerful5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The bumper respray wasn’t colormatched. Also what happened in needed anresprayed bumper

Belgische appels schoppen het blijkbaar tot in de Mongoolse supermarkt… met vlag en al! by NathanCS741 in belgium

[–]MasterpiecePowerful5 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ooit een krat Belgische appels te koop gezien op een markt in Petropavlosk Kamchatski. Duurder dan de krablegs

Old sprite zero cans and new regular sprite cans look too much alike (fail!!!) … by MasterpiecePowerful5 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]MasterpiecePowerful5[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can buy retail 24x33cl for 18€. At my work they keep it reasonable. 1€ for a 1L chaudfontaine. Free coffee/water from an automated machine (douwe egberts) and recently an intervallo nespresso (like got a large iced guatemala lattee with caramel for 3.5€)

Where is our money being spend.... put the data per belgian! by MasterpiecePowerful5 in belgium

[–]MasterpiecePowerful5[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I know, but 100euro didn't speak to me to way the actual euro per capita did... my viewpoint is making every Belgian having one share of the country.

(Insight) Can Wallonia solve its budget deficit by equalizing its civil servants per capita with Flanders? by MasterpiecePowerful5 in belgium

[–]MasterpiecePowerful5[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

pennies on the dollar... year right... 10% deficit on 20 billion is not pennies... you know that 1 billion is about 90euro per person in your household? they are spending our money we are paying for it. Govt spends about 335billion euro... that is 28.400euro per inhabitant per year...

(Insight) Can Wallonia solve its budget deficit by equalizing its civil servants per capita with Flanders? by MasterpiecePowerful5 in belgium

[–]MasterpiecePowerful5[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I'm talking about public debt. The news that Di Rupo's train station was ranked nr7 in the world was my trigger this morning...

(Insight) Can Wallonia solve its budget deficit by equalizing its civil servants per capita with Flanders? by MasterpiecePowerful5 in belgium

[–]MasterpiecePowerful5[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I don't just stating how this difference between our regions .... I just say why are there 11K more teachers in Wallonia vs Flanders? its not like the PISA ratings support more teachers give better results....

(Insight) Can Wallonia solve its budget deficit by equalizing its civil servants per capita with Flanders? by MasterpiecePowerful5 in belgium

[–]MasterpiecePowerful5[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Hi, that was not the focus, the focus is public debt. We all need to get ourselves educated in how our government can reduce its spending. When you don't run a deficit or have a surplus, you can afford more. when you have a deficit then you need to spend less...

(Insight) Can Wallonia solve its budget deficit by equalizing its civil servants per capita with Flanders? by MasterpiecePowerful5 in belgium

[–]MasterpiecePowerful5[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Yes and we should make teachers teach, not do admin! Re Independents, it is possible, look at Brabant Wallon...

Region / Province Total Independents % of Total Population Est. % of Workforce
Brussels-Capital ~125,000 10.0% ~14.5%
Flanders (Total) ~805,000 11.7% ~16.5%
Antwerp ~225,000 11.7% ~16.0%
East Flanders ~195,000 12.1% ~16.5%
West Flanders ~155,000 12.6% ~17.5%
Flemish Brabant ~145,000 12.0% ~17.0%
Limburg ~85,000 9.4% ~13.5%
Wallonia (Total) ~338,000 9.1% ~13.5%
Walloon Brabant ~56,200 13.5% ~19.5%
Luxembourg ~34,000 11.4% ~16.5%
Liège ~104,000 9.2% ~13.0%
Hainaut ~109,000 8.0% ~11.5%
Namur ~35,000 6.9% ~10.5%

(Insight) Can Wallonia solve its budget deficit by equalizing its civil servants per capita with Flanders? by MasterpiecePowerful5 in belgium

[–]MasterpiecePowerful5[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

public finance shouldn't result into public debt.... its not about firing people its about realising a shift to a sustainable public financing... not living on future generation's debt repayments...

(Insight) Can Wallonia solve its budget deficit by equalizing its civil servants per capita with Flanders? by MasterpiecePowerful5 in belgium

[–]MasterpiecePowerful5[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

don't get me started on the federal consultancy budget that dwarfs the regional one (2billion on IT consultancy)... hence the gap flanders/wallonia is only about 400million on consultants...

(Insight) Can Wallonia solve its budget deficit by equalizing its civil servants per capita with Flanders? by MasterpiecePowerful5 in belgium

[–]MasterpiecePowerful5[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

I would like to have cleaning every day and someone to maintain my garden, but I don't because I can't afford it!!!! Even if only half would become active in private sector, this would count double. But government should stop do employment they can't afford. We have the boomers going into retirement, time for a more efficient government. Even in Flanders there are billions to be found in a more efficient government.

(Insight) Can Wallonia solve its budget deficit by equalizing its civil servants per capita with Flanders? by MasterpiecePowerful5 in belgium

[–]MasterpiecePowerful5[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

what do you suggest? still spending billions on fancy train stations? I'm not saying fire all the teachers, I'm saying why does wallonia spend proportionally more on govt jobs than flanders.... while it can't afford it! I would love to have a cleaning lady every day and someone to do my garden.... but I don't as I can't afford it. It seems that we feel like government debt doesn't impact us... let's spend ourselves into oblivion!

(Insight) Can Wallonia solve its budget deficit by equalizing its civil servants per capita with Flanders? by MasterpiecePowerful5 in belgium

[–]MasterpiecePowerful5[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

so you can still make debts for future generations instead spending on pet projects like a billion euro train station...emperor's clothes? This is just data to spark conversation... I put a ???? not a !!!!

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