we do indeed live in opposite worlds. When we visit Europe we are always so amazed at how everything works so well. We can't take the trains here, it is too dangerous.

See, one of the differences is the amount of people who are working and paying tax vs the amount of people living off the welfare. here, it is only 3% of the country who is paying taxes - i am sure these stats are very different the Netherlands. This is making our economy fall apart. What little money there is being made is being appropriated to feeding and housing people, instead of back into our country and different economies. Of course I have a heart and hate to see everyone living in such poverty, it's absolutely heart-breaking. I really feel that people who are born in to this welfare state get used to the hand outs and would rather live below the poverty line with everything free.

Then, there are also those who cannot get further in life due to the welfare system; growing up poor, going to poor schools etc is not going to get you far in life - so even if you wanted to rise up, I would think it very difficult to do so.

I am not quite sure what the answer is, but the government here is so greedy and corrupt that I am sure most of our taxes go to houses, cars and Gucci suits for our Ministers. This is why I suggest the tax revolt. So money generated in industries can be pumped back into those industries, not into Nkandla or other such nonsense!