The design of the office that collects fines

[Fragony]

There isn't really anything I could add

http://www.geenstijl.nl/mt/archieven....html#comments

And what I would like to say will probably get me banned, but it includes fish-hooks and tonkers

[Papewaio]

Looks fine to me. ~

[Fragony]

Fine it is, I know my stuff when it comes to this and all these rooms cost at least 20.000 euros, some certainly 100.000. for what. For collecting fines. It's really about time we start sawing of feet and selling per pound here

[d'Arthez]

I thought you were opposed to Sharia Law and all that jazz?

[Fragony]

I thought you were opposed to Sharia Law and all that jazz?

You must think that's smart, but I don't see any integration of law and religion. Leftist logic.

[Rhyfelwyr]

You must think that's smart, but I don't see any integration of law and religion. Leftist logic.

I think he was referring to your "sawing off feet" remark.

[Fragony]

I think he was referring to your "sawing off feet" remark.

Of course he was, and it makes no sense as there are no religious laws dictating it, and shariah just happens to an integration of religion and law.

[Rhyfelwyr]

Of course he was, and it makes no sense as there are no religious laws dictating it, and shariah just happens to an integration of religion and law.

Well then your response to him seems like a needlessly pedantic deconstruction of a light-hearted quip.

And why does my writing seem to sound more formal every time I write something? It's like I can't help it...

[HopAlongBunny]

About par for the course. All office structures seem to have the same style cycle as neighborhoods. Utilitarian => Gentrification.
I suspect it is closely tied to budget available and ego satisfaction.

[TinCow]

Fine it is, I know my stuff when it comes to this and all these rooms cost at least 20.000 euros, some certainly 100.000. for what. For collecting fines. It's really about time we start sawing of feet and selling per pound here

LOL, that's nothing. Where I live, the speed cameras alone bring in $85,000,000 USD per year, and the profits are still rising. A couple million for an office building to run the system is pocket change.

[d'Arthez]

Fragony is one of those people who prefer a secular Sharia. As long as he can be the executioner, and is exempt of having to abide by the same laws. Wimp.

As for money being misspent, is equivalent to the following news report: "The sun will shine tomorrow."

[PanzerJaeger]

This is what we refer to as 'shovel-ready stimulus' in the States. It's exactly those kind of low wage, transient jobs that saved our economy.

[Fragony]

Well then your response to him seems like a needlessly pedantic deconstruction of a light-hearted quip.

Just a too normal one, I guess it's clever every time in a way but I am too used to leftist logic

[HoreTore]

I see absolutely nothing to whine about here.

Except perhaps the attitude I'm sensing here that those who choose to work as tax collectors(and I'm guessing other unpopular services as well), deserve to be punished just for their chosen career.

If you want to see real wastes of money, go take a look at the decoration in your local financial district.

[Fragony]

Pfffffffft, I see no reason why they need office chairs that cost almost 5000 euro a piece, all that luxory is paid with tax-money, and all they do is collecting petty fines

[Husar]

Looks great to me.

If it were some rundown building that smells and looks like a ghetto, you would go "Why do I pay so many taxes when I have to wait in this shabby place just to pay a fine? Can't they at least make the building a little more pleasant with all the money we pay in fines?!?!?"

As such the building serves to make the situation of paying fines more pleasant, it's an uplifting place that tells the citizen "we love you even though you need to pay for breaking the law, here, take a comfy seat".

Besides, it's extremely spartanic actually, these white walls with holes are just some stronger form of cardboard usually, glass is in pretty much every building nowadays and the chairs are mostly not even cushioned. It's a fancy modern design but as many things today it probably looks like more than it really is.

[Fragony]

It also looks great to me I am a sucker for design. But this is just a waste of money, clear case of horses and pigs

What is also very telling is that they didn't want these photo's to be published, Geenstijl says 'screw that' luckily, now we all know why the fines were made steeper

[HoreTore]

So is every other company building that isn't built in the DDR-style. And of course, every single art museum in existence.

Why is your fragrage concentrated on just this one building?

[Fragony]

So is every other company building that isn't built in the DDR-style. And of course, every single art museum in existence.

Why is your fragrage concentrated on just this one building?

It's not a company it is a government-building that collects petty fines. You must have worked at better company's than I have because a 40 euro chair and a cardboard desk is more than enough for the work that they do there. It's not their money they don't need to sit on designers chairs. I can't even spot a single computer. In the meantime taxes and fines are raised, and this is what they do with it. Why wouldn't I be angry

[HoreTore]

It's not a company it is a government-building that collects petty fines. You must have worked at better company's than I have because a 40 euro chair and a cardboard desk is more than enough for the work that they do there. It's not their money they don't need to sit on designers chairs. I can't even spot a single computer. In the meantime taxes and fines are raised, and this is what they do with it. Why wouldn't I be angry

The banks are collecting your money(and now even your direct tax money) to blow on expensive offices, yet I see no fragrage directed at that.

It seems like this is just your desire to punish people for taking a job you do not like.

[Fragony]

The banks are collecting your money(and now even your direct tax money) to blow on expensive offices, yet I see no fragrage directed at that.

It seems like this is just your desire to punish people for taking a job you do not like.

It's pretty much a given that Banks screw you. There is absolutily no need for all this design furniture. Nobody is working in all these nice rooms full of bliss, there aren't any computers they could be working on. Just keeping it clean probably costs thousands each day. We pay A LOT of taxes here, and they are always steeper and never reversed, such needless spending infuriates me. They can do the exact same thing working behind an Ikea desk. Of course I don't like the work they are doing, but if they do it like this I am willing to spoon out their eyes for wasting so much of MY money

[HoreTore]

It's pretty much a given that Banks screw you. There is absolutily no need for all this design furniture. Nobody is working in all these nice rooms full of bliss, there aren't any computers they could be working on. Just keeping it clean probably costs thousands each day. We pay A LOT of taxes here, and they are always steeper and never reversed, such needless spending infuriates me. They can do the exact same thing working behind an Ikea desk. Of course I don't like the work they are doing, but if they do it like this I am willing to spoon out their eyes for wasting so much of MY money

You'd love the DDR. They don't exist anymore though, but might I suggest Belarus?

[Fisherking]

Governments should be frugal and realize they are spending public money, not their own.

The situation is standing on it’s head. Government that is supposed to be the servant of the people now seems to think that people are the servants of the Government.

[Fragony]

Governments should be frugal and realize they are spending public money, not their own.

The situation is standing on it’s head. Government that is supposed to be the servant of the people now seems to think that people are the servants of the Government.

Exactly. It's not their money they are spending on design-furniture. It's ours. And they will never cut out a pound of their own flesh, they will just steal more