Just another 'short-sighted' proposal. Do these pols ever take the time to take into consideration the collateral affects of their propositions? Anyone who drives an automobile should not be too happy to know that there are motorists out there with glasses that prevent them from properly seeing what's going on and therefore being able to react in time to prevent an accident. Yes, just because they can no longer afford new glasses, because their health insurance coverage has been reduced.
Then there are children and students in schools, and all sorts of administrative personnel, who are losing time by not being able to read their textbooks or reports easily.
One opthalmalogist told me recently that here in the NL, one only had to have 50% vision in ONE eye to keep one's drivers license!
The emphasis in putting so many young and inexperienced persons in positions of high influence and authority is one of the most alarming practices I have experienced here, yet. These high offices should not be the type of positions used for 'on-the-job training.

By HistoryTechDoc | April 18, 2008 7:04 PM

I think the Dutch government is indirectly making life very difficult for even the Dutch to want to remain in the Netherlands.
Look at all the Neanderthal rules, regulations and proposals.

Examine the number of Dutch immigrants and citizens who are unconsciously forced to migrate to another country just because they married someone from another country. All because that other country's immigration laws makes it easier for the couple to settle there.

Now this proposal to cut indirect medical expenses. What happens to those persons with a chronic condition and who cannot afford to buy their treatment out of pocket?...We all know that cost of living is climbing daily, salaries goes up a mere fraction, how is one expected to live a decent life....even if it's a day to day existence?

And the list goes on. Please someone, take notice, life is not easy, just don't make it more difficult for the people on the lower social ladder.

By RP | April 19, 2008 2:08 PM

Um, pardon me for noticing, but isn’t poor eyesight normally a chronic condition? I know there are corrective surgeries for some eyesight problems, but not most. By definition, poor eyesight is a chronic condition. That makes this new plan contradictory to itself - as are most things in NL.

By Tim Lee | April 21, 2008 7:49 AM