i can tell you that as someone working freelance, I certainly have not been able to almost double my earnings since 2021, and my purchasing power keeps heading down the toilet (thankfully i never neglect my stacking as this is the only thing going in my favour), because of the endless minimum wage jackings the mandatory monthly contributions have also doubled (which doesn't benefit me as i you have to pay private if you want any level of service anyway).

Now you could just say fuck off and get better at marketing, fair enough, being self-employed is its own thing with its own pros and cons, but normal shop workers and people in the private sector aren't getting their wages doubled in 5 years either.

I think the Scandi model is better where unions do the negotiating and if you never bothered to learn or go to school, or train, you can have a rep fight your case as to why the state should be paying you 500 euros to push a broom around.