{"id":3092,"date":"2014-12-17T08:07:57","date_gmt":"2014-12-17T08:07:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/?p=3092"},"modified":"2014-12-17T08:07:57","modified_gmt":"2014-12-17T08:07:57","slug":"and-the-winner-is-scrooge-mcduck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/and-the-winner-is-scrooge-mcduck\/","title":{"rendered":"And the Winner is\u2026 Scrooge McDuck?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last month I wrote about the <a title=\"And the winner is\u2026.\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/and-the-winner-is\/\">Van Dale \u201cWord of the Year\u201d contest<\/a>. The winners have been announced and we can proceed to start using these nifty new words.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Word of 2014: <\/strong><em>dagobertducktaks<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">This was my number 1 choice and I am glad it won. <em>Dagobertducktaks<\/em> makes reference to Scrooge McDuck and it means a special tax placed on the super rich. There are 4 tax brackets the Dutch government uses for <em>inkomstenbelasting<\/em>. Bracket 1 for annual income of up to \u20ac19,645 is 36.25%. Bracket 2 to for income between \u20ac19,9645 and \u20ac33,363 is 42%. Bracket 3 for income between \u20ac33,363 and 56,531 is also 42%. Last but not least Bracket 4 for income over \u20ac56,531 is 52%. Sorry Scrooge McDuck! I think you will be swimming in 52% less coins!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Uncle Scrooge - The Daily Money Swim\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NBRrCY5uhWY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Other winners are:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cYoung\u201d category: <em>aanmodderfakker<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">This is a creative combination between <em>aanmodderen<\/em> and motherfucker and it basically means someone without ambitions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLifestyle\u201d category: <em>vergeetverzoek<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>Vergeetverzoek<\/em> means to request a search engine to remove you from the search. This year the European Union agreed that people could request to have information removed from searches. I have been doing some research for my masters, and I saw a banner from Google saying some information might be unavailable due to EU regulations. Would you have information about yourself removed?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\u201cSport and Amusement\u201d category: <em>selfiestick<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">This one is pretty self-explanatory: a stick to make selfies. My sister told me about an iPhone case she liked that was shaped like a handheld mirror (those old fashion ones with a stick to hold onto). We talked about how it makes selfies a lot easier\u2026Could a new word be <em>selfiestickmobile?<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\u201cEconomy\u201d category: <em>saldosjoemelaar<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">I think this one is related to<em> dagobertducktaks. Saldosjoemelaar<\/em> is someone who makes a deposit on his savings just before January 1<sup>st<\/sup> to avoid taxes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\u201cPolitics\u201d category: <em>kamikazecoalitie<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">I find this word very funny because I think there should be a Spanish equivalent in Mexico. <em>Kamikazecoalitie<\/em> is a political coalition that is bound to fail.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Which one is your favorite?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last month I wrote about the Van Dale \u201cWord of the Year\u201d contest. The winners have been announced and we can proceed to start using these nifty new words. Word of 2014: dagobertducktaks This was my number 1 choice and I am glad it won. 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