Dutch Lawmakers Approve a 36% Tax on Unrealized Crypto, Stock, and Bond Gains

Thanks for sharing. This is indeed big news.

While I’m personally also not thrilled about such taxation, it does not automatically signify the end of a country. I personally think that the combination of high taxes, including unrealized capital gains tax, and high governmental trust and many free services can also be a working country model. I see Denmark as a prime example for this. Having a happy population, low corruption and livable cities seems to make the package as a whole attractive.
In other words, if you tax on unrealized capital gains, you also have to offer something in return. Not sure what the Dutch offer is.

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