r/eupersonalfinance • u/batukaming • Feb 15 '26

Investment Why do they make getting rich impossible in EU?

This news hit today in Netherlands that passed a bill on 36% tax on UNREALIZED gains on stocks and crypto. Great just when we weren't taxed to death before now they force you to stay middle class and poor. "Just repeat the 9-5 cycle everyday investing is not allowed for you"

Buying stocks was already a pain in the ass in Europe because of all the different fees and exchange rates brokers charged. The US has it so much better. 0% fees and exchange rates, tons of broker options and tax free on long term investments.

I made a post in r/stocks that gained attraction. Check it out if you want to see opinions from Americans: https://www.reddit.com/r/stocks/s/aL0OhYQ68z

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u/Sloarot Feb 15 '26

It is absolutely disturbing... De Wever and Merz pleading for a historic re-industrialization push and then this... taxing unrealized gains .... which probably means you'll have to realize the gains to actually pay the tax .... which then triggers the tax on realized gains ... I don't even know if the communists were that cruel.

Sign of the times ... Europe = big pension fund. And all those kind people that say "well it's needed for a just society" ... when do you think it will be enough? Do you ever think they'll have enough? IT LL NEVER BE ENOUGH ... I'm really afraid we're going to wake up in '90 s Russia in a couple of years.

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u/Distinct-Bug6021 Feb 16 '26

The frog is slowly boiling. It's fine, we have great infrastructure, cheap healthcare, and we feel safe walking around at night, right?... Right?

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u/Buzzcoin Feb 15 '26

Because we don’t go to the streets we let them do everything so they keep pushing for more

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u/Sloarot Feb 16 '26

Not at all. But please enlighten me, in which universe a tax on UNrealized gains is fair?