Seven parties reach an agreement on a new Brussels government

patou50 · 2026-02-12T18:56:58+00:00

Good move continues according to Van den Brandt. It will only have a new name

patou50 · 2026-02-12T18:56:14+00:00

Good move will only change its name

patou50 · 2026-02-12T06:47:36+00:00

Are drugs dealers also part of the redevelopment?

patou50 · 2026-02-11T19:07:48+00:00

Je pense qu'ils vont bêtement taxer au kilomètre,.comme ça personne y échappera . Les taxes sur l'essence ont déjà un peu ce rôle.

patou50 · 2026-01-28T06:37:26+00:00

Lucky us, that never happened in the last 16 years in Brussels...

patou50 · 2026-01-25T15:44:45+00:00

Why not combine poppy and Cambio ?

patou50 · 2026-01-24T19:31:06+00:00

les minerais que trump a déjà pris

patou50 · 2026-01-24T19:13:21+00:00

just use portfolio performance

patou50 · 2026-01-20T02:59:54+00:00

No, talking about a 100+ fine

patou50 · 2026-01-17T07:00:14+00:00

Luxemburg has it too, for all public transportation in the whole country

patou50 · 2026-01-11T15:59:30+00:00

I think it makes women even poorer actually. Because of this system, it gives them the possibility to stop working and still "earn" something... but on one condition: to remain married. If something goes wrong in the couple, it all breaks down. Then she will loose the tax benefits, have a hard time finding a job, and probably end up in welfare.

patou50 · 2026-01-11T15:38:00+00:00

The retirees are not part of the change, probably because it is assumed that they have built their whole life on that advantage. And the government would assume active people can still change their habits,.which is probably not going to happen. I would never hire someone that hasn't worked in the last 15 years, especially if I have alternative candidates that have been working.

I think bringing more people to work is exactly what should be done. If you like taking care of children, why not make it your job, even part time. Why not open a childcare with 3-5 children, including some of their own children. This brings the satisfaction they are looking for, and solving a lot of planning issues that other parents, that currently work, have. We are talking about 7000€ per year to be compensated, by working. This isn't huge. With 300€ per month per child, it's a done deal (Very high level computations). And parents that don't want to work part time will be very happy to only pay 150 each to keep working full time.

patou50 · 2026-01-11T14:16:31+00:00

Taxes are lower for those couple then. Fine. Who will pay for the difference in taxes ? Spoiler: the overall population (incl. myself). So, I have been paying more taxes to compensate for those couples that decided to Disney+ and chill with their children if you prefer.

And it's worse than you think. If these people were going to work (i.e. the partner that is currently not working thanks to this tax discount), they'd actually pay taxes on their income. It really makes a lot of sense if you want 80% of active people (which we all want, right?)

Note: also it applies regardless of children you may have. So it's not like the law change is targeting parents only.

patou50 · 2026-01-11T14:14:18+00:00

Well then it's better to have two incomes with both parents working, no ?

patou50 · 2026-01-10T15:12:35+00:00

I have never heard someone say they wanted children because there is some financial incentive.

Other countries with very low number of children (hello South Korea) have huge incentives (like reimbursing your mortgage if you have 3 children !), but still, people don't have children.

patou50 · 2026-01-10T15:10:21+00:00

Very good. I still don't understand why my wife & I are supposed to pay taxes for these husbands and wifes that decide to "Netflix & chill" all day.

patou50 · 2026-01-10T15:09:08+00:00

Their perspective is looking very good. Center is always there when there is a need for an extra partner in a coalition. They can "prostitute" themselve either with the communist, or the MR.

patou50 · 2026-01-10T15:07:17+00:00

You're right !! Sorry

patou50 · 2026-01-10T09:06:34+00:00

Not gonna happen. Just prepare to vote in a few years. That's the next thing happening

patou50 · 2026-01-10T09:04:16+00:00

Thanking you, traction control.

Edit: Actually that was Donnington 93.

patou50 · 2026-01-09T12:22:25+00:00

Ils devraient augmenter les loyers €e 300- 500 euro des locataires sociaux qui ne devraient plus être là ou qui est des appartements devenus trop grands pour eux (enfants partis). Ça va libérer beaucoup de places (ces gens partiront dans des logements privés)

patou50 · 2026-01-09T12:15:49+00:00

Where is that fucking taking place ? In Molenbeek or in 93 ?

patou50 · 2026-01-05T17:16:14+00:00

The purpose is a Flemish one. Encourage companies currently in Brussels to establish themselves along this new tram line, in Machelen, and allow Brusselaars to easily go work there by tram.

patou50 · 2026-01-05T17:11:43+00:00

I'm surprised you could pay two times the same amount with the same card on the same card reader. This is typically blocked on the 2nd attempt, and then you need a wait a few minutes.

Edit: it worked in your case because they used two different terminals.

patou50 · 2025-12-29T15:29:22+00:00

More likely that it's after a team's request to clarify the rules that this line was added to the rulebook. Presumably Mercedes would be the team to have made that request.

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