Business As Usual

Intro Euro
Since the introduction of the Euro in 2001 the prices of products and services have increased enormous for the connected countries. At first the governments denied, later they have to admit price raise was much too big. An increasing number of dutch people have difficulties to keep their financial balance healthy. The free distribution of food to poor families has increased with more than 300%.
Energy Price
The current energy prices do not make thinks more easy. The gas price, in the Netherlands a domestic product, but linked up with the oil price, has also tripled.
The Dutch goverment does not want to compensate.
Dime of Prime Minister Wim Kok
In 1990's Prime Minister Kok introduced his temporary increase of petrol prices by adding the so called 'kwartje van Kok' (Dime of Kok). During the politic campaign of the LPF the late Pim Fortuyn pointed out the forever temporality of this 'special legislation' dime. After the murder of Kok and the collapse of his party the goverment did know what to do: Nothing.
In 2006 a new medical health system is introduced in the Netherlands. To be very short: the social weaker groups traditional (elder people and allowances receiving) have to twice as much, which is compensated by 2/3. The richer people also pay more, but the extreme raises are compensated by the company they work for. After 20 years of trying the goverment does it again.
Burial and cremation costs
For elder people who think their burial insurance will be enough, their childeren will get a rather bleak surprise. The number is the same, but the prices are not in Guilders, but in Euros (Factor: 2.20371)! Business As Usual (BAU).